Pope Benedict XVI and Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb Kissing in the mouth |
After the statement has been out some large images on display at public places has been removed but a few is up at Benetton store, which owns the images and promoting the "unhate ads". Unfortunately for the Pope the pictures are already viral over the internet.
The other person that the Pope is kissing with is a Sunni Islam's leading Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb
Pope Benedict XVI and The Vatican believed that the images are damaging to the Pope, the Church and it's followers. Al-Azhar said that these images are absurd and irresponsible act for a clothing company wanting to raise consciousness for their brand.
Among the two prominent religious leaders were other political figures like US. President Barack Obama kissing Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president.
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