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'''Location:''' Colombo, Sri Lanka | '''Location:''' Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Balasuriya was known for challenging the Catholic Church in his book, ''Mary and Human Liberation''. <P> | |||
'''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. <P> | '''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. <P> | ||