Christians to pursue criminal case vs CCP, controversial artist
08/09/2011 02:54 PM
Even after the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) closed down on Tuesday the gallery where the controversial "Kulo" exhibit is on display, Christian groups said they will continue to file criminal charges against the CCP and artist Mideo Cruz.
Lawyer Jo Imbong of the St. Thomas More Society of Lawyers said they will pursue the case because “the Christian nation has been offended."
“The Christian groups will pursue the charges because a serious offence has been committed and the CCP and the artist are accountable under the law," Imbong said on an article on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website.
“The Christian nation has been offended. Besides, it will set an example to all. The criminal case is about a public crime that can be filed by any citizen anytime," she said.
For his part, Pro-Life Philippines president Eric Manalang, one of those who demanded that the exhibit be stopped, said ending the exhibit will not stop their protest rally on Wednesday outside the CPP.
“Stopping the exhibit does not stop the protest tomorrow… the bigger picture of our government being the pied piper leading us to disaster on a straight path going to hell," Manalang said.
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