How Offensive, Nothing Says Merry Christmas Like Playboy and a Nude Virgin Mary Cover Controversy

More on the war on Christmas … Mexican Playboy magazine style.

In the PC, do not offend anyone world we live in  …we cannot say Merry Christmas and honor the birth of Christ but somehow “porn and religion” are supposed to be acceptable. How is it even considered, ok and free speech for Mexican Playboy magazine to have a picture of a naked Virgin Mary on their December cover? Just how  insulting can one possibly be to Christians and Mexicans? Some how this is supposed to be provocative and cute. The December issue published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, The Virgin of Guadalupe.

Imagine, just imagine if Playboy depicted a male model of a naked Muhammad on their cover along with some female virgins. Muslims went nuts over a cartoon, imagine what would take place with a life-like mockery.

The December issue features model Maria Florencia Onori posing as the Virgin wearing nothing but an angelic white cloth.

The release was timed for the day before Mexico’s traditional Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a celebration of an apparition of the Virgin in the town.

Its headline reads in Spanish: “We adore you, Mary.”

How offensive are things supposed to get before the moral majority stands up and takes Christmas back? As stated in “The Week,” this is offensive to all … “As a guy who is indifferent about religion, even I find this offensive”

Losing Our Religion

The perpetual war on Christmas and Christianity continues. We cannot say Christ, we cannot say Merry Christmas, but some how it is ok to mock Christmas. We can’t say Merry Christmas during the Christmas holiday because we may offend people, we can’t have Christmas trees in college libraries, we can’t sing religious Christmas carols but  

TMZ: Catholics are raising holy hell over Playboy’s decision to put a naked Virgin Mary on the cover

The President of the Catholic League tells TMZ: “Playboy’s juxtaposition of the sacred with the profane is a game that many have played, but to exploit Catholicism and insult Latinos in the same breath is novel.

UPDATE I: Nude Virgin Mary cover prompts Playboy apology

It is a rather hollow apology as how could anyone have thought that combining porn and religion was not going to be received with outrage?

The Virgin of Guadalupe, said to have appeared to a sixteenth century Indian peasant, is Mexico’s most revered Roman Catholic figure and the annual pilgrimage to the Mexico City basilica dedicated to her is one of the world’s largest religious events.

In a statement, Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises Inc said the Mexican edition of the magazine is published by a licensee, and the company did not approve or endorse the cover.

“While Playboy Mexico never meant for the cover or images to offend anyone, we recognize that it has created offense, and we as well as Playboy Mexico offer our sincerest apologies,” the statement said.

Raul Sayrols, publisher of Playboy Mexico, said in a statement, “The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. The intent was to reflect a Renaissance-like mood on the cover.”