Suleiman Calls for Action over Virgin Mary Statue Kiss Photo
President Michel Suleiman called on Friday for “appropriate measures” to be taken against a user who has posted a Facebook cover photo of himself kissing the statue of Virgin Mary.
A Baabda palace statement said Suleiman called for certain “procedures and appropriate measures” against Ali Itawi.
It did not mention whether the president was inviting for judicial action.
Itawi had written in one of his posts that virgin Mary “was no longer a virgin” after the kiss.
He first posted the photo in 2011 but he put it back as a cover photo a few months ago, causing a stir on social networking sites.
His facebook page was inaccessible on Friday.
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