Aussie Catholic School forced into hasty cover-up over suggestive Saint

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/22/aussie_catholic_school_forced_into_hasty_coverup_over_suggestive_saints/

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A Catholic School in Australia has been left red-faced after a newly commissioned statue of a revered saint appeared to be offering to share more than a few loaves and fishes with the little children.

Blackfriar’s Priory in Adelaide wanted to beautify its grounds with a statute of beloved Peruvian St Martin de Porres distributing bread to needy children. It got a local designer to draft up plans, before despatching them to a sculptor in Vietnam – a process it had earlier used for a depiction of St Dominic.

However, the devil is always in the detail. When the statue was returned and erected in the grounds, something was wrong, and it didn't take too long to put their finger on it.

In an apology on Facebook, principal Simon Cobiac said: "The two-dimensional concept plans for the statue were viewed and approved by the Executive Team in May but upon arrival the three-dimensional statue was deemed by the Executive to be potentially suggestive."