Catholic School Forced To Cover Up New Statue Of A Saint Giving Out Bread Due To An Unintentional Provocative Design

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A Catholic school in Australia was forced to cover a new religious statue after the design caused a lot of unwanted attention. Can you spot what’s wrong?

A statue of St Martin de Porres handing a young boy a loaf of bread was unveiled at the school, but the sculpture’s unintentionally provocative design created aflurry of activity when students took photos and shared on social media.

This prompted the school to take swift action and cover it. The Principal, Simon Cobiac released a statement on Facebook saying;

“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.
“As a consequence, the statue was immediately covered and a local sculptor has been commissioned to re-design it.
“The school apologises for any concerns and publicity generated by this matter and is taking action to substantially alter the statue.”