Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Vatican, Benetton settle dispute over pope kiss ad

VATICAN CITY - Italian fashion firm Benetton has agreed to make a donation to a Catholic charity to end a legal dispute with the Vatican over an advertisement that showed Pope Benedict kissing an imam on the lips, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Photo : AFPSpokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the Vatican had won a moral victory, achieving its aim of defending the pope's image through legal means.The company had promised not to circulate any of the photo-montages and to try to stop use of the

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