The Colonna Mediterranea monument, by Maltese artist Paul Vella Critien, is seen outside Malta International Airport in Luqa, outside Valletta. Luqa Local Council and local church authorities demanded the government remove the monument before Pope Benedict XVI passed through the village during his visit to the island, calling the sculpture "vulgar and obscene". The request was turned down, and the Pope went past it without batting an eyelid. The artist maintains it is an abstract...
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The Colonna Mediterranea monument, by Maltese artist Paul Vella Critien, is seen outside Malta International Airport in Luqa, outside Valletta. Luqa Local Council and local church authorities demanded the government remove the monument before Pope Benedict XVI passed through the village during his visit to the island, calling the sculpture "vulgar and obscene". The request was turned down, and the Pope went past it without batting an eyelid. The artist maintains it is an abstract work based on fantasy and the beauty of the Mediterranean colours..
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