Re: Removed: Pic of New Pope ... WHY??
Date: April 20, 2005 22:06
Considering The Knitter's pic featured an anti-Nazi symbol I can't see the problem. The Stones world does frequently embrace, or at least intersect with, the larger worlds of politics & religion. The Stones in their heyday often condemned fascism and sometimes organised religion. The Archbishop of Canterbury in the 60's once described Mick's gilfriend of the time (MF) as immoral, (if not evil). The Stones' values were commonly seen as anti-authoritarian and the Pope is clearly one of the most visible faces of authority in the world. For the last Pope's stance on women, homosexuals & contraception alone, I would have thought criticism would have been at least permissible here, if not encouraged. If Brian, Keith & Marianne can argue against such figureheads in the name of freedom, why can't we do the same on a Stones site?