Bad boys of Brazil.The Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r filed an unusual lawsuit this fall to block the sale of a new swimsuit for men. Rio's popular boutique Blue Man had unveiled the swimming trunks, which featured on the seat an image of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns crown of thornsChrist thus ridiculed as king of Jews. [N.T.: Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2–5] See : Mockery . The swim wear, conservatively large by Rio's standards, had been intended to be part of a "Good Men" fashion line to compete with the rival "Bad Boy" boutique. "It was a tribute to good thoughts, to good things," says its designer, Patrizia D'Angello. "We never imagined that it would be considered profane PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig. 11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things. ." But Rio's Cardinal Eugenio Sales called the trunks an affront to the country's Catholics, and the archdiocese sued boutique owner David Zaulay for ridiculing a religious symbol. (Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , Oct. 1, 1998) |
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