NEVILLE PUBLIC MUSEUM OFFENDS CATHOLICS
August 10, 1999
On July 2, the Neville Public Museum in
Green Bay, Wisconsin, began displaying an art exhibit of paintings
and sculpture by Norbert Kox entitled, "To Hell and Back." It
features the following: a) the Virgin Mary depicted as the "Great
Harlot" b) Christ labeled the "Son of Perdition" c) God the Father
represented as a monster d) Our Lady of Guadalupe with
cross-shaped knife, cutting the heart of a baby e) Christ wearing
a necklace with the Satanic symbol "666" f) A headless statue of
Mary with black filth running out of her Immaculate Heart g) A
rewritten, blasphemous version of "Our Father." In addition, there
is blasphemous misuse of Catholic sacramentals, such as rosary
beads, medals, crucifixes, scapulars and votive candles. The
exhibit is scheduled to run through October 10.
On July 27, Catholic League president William Donohue sent a
letter to Frederick K. Baer, Chairman of the Neville Public
Museum’s Board of Directors, and all the members of the board,
requesting that a resolution be passed that would "formally
express its misgivings about this exhibit." Donohue added that
"there is no other way in which Catholic sensibilities, already
damaged, can be mollified."
Donohue commented on this issue today:
"Two weeks have passed since we sent a letter—overnight
express—to the board of directors of the Neville Public Museum
stating our concerns. There has been no reply.
"We never asked for the art to be censored in any way. All we
asked for was some reassurance from the board that it did not
personally condone anti-Catholic bigotry. That such reassurance
has not been forthcoming speaks loudly and clearly about the
board’s sense of fairness. Accordingly, we will now contact the
officials of Brown County, who run and fund the museum, to
consider defunding the establishment; we will also take our case
to appropriate state officials."
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