Mary and Human Liberation
Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: Asia [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Religious [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Personal Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Tissa Balasuriya
Confronting Bodies: The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), and other Catholic authorities
Dates of Action: 1994-1998
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Description of Artwork: Balasuriya was known for challenging the Catholic Church in his book, "Mary and Human Liberation."
The Incident: In "Mary and Human Liberation" Balasuriya argued that the myth of Eve's temptation of Adam, to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, is merely a denigration of women; different religions offer different paths to God; and that there should be no objection to a "black, brown white or yellow Pope." Church officials found these comments unacceptable and excommunicated Balasuriya in 1997. He refused to sign a "Profession of Faith" to prevent his excommunication.
Results of Incident: In 1998, Balasuriya withdrew the statements that the Vatican found most offensive. He was permitted back into the Catholic Church.
Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
