Hampshire model's controversial photo shoot (From Daily Echo)
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Magazine cover sparks outrage in US
9:30am Saturday 9th March 2013 in News
Lucy Pinder
HAMPSHIRE model Lucy Pinder has sparked controversy after posing for a magazine - dressed in a priest's robe.
The ex-Page 3 girl, from Winchester, has appeared on the cover of men's magazine Loaded in an edition focusing on the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI's retirement.
But the image, which shows Saints supporter Lucy wearing an open white robe, a cross around her neck and holding another cross in her hand, has sparked outrage among millions of Catholics in the US.
The magazine has come under fire from the Catholic League, an influential religious organisation in America, after using the picture above the headline 'For God's Sake'.
The 29-year-old is also wearing stockings and suspenders beneath a priest's stole.
Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, is reported as saying: "Lucy Pinder shouldn't have any problem turning men's heads, so it is all the more gratuitous to see her wearing a priest's stole, stitched with crosses, nicely covering her plus-sized chest."
"If Lucy has any guts, perhaps next time she'll carefully drape herself in some Islamic garb during Ramadan. And then run for the hills."
A Loaded magazine spokesman told The Sun: "It wasn't aimed with the intention of upsetting the Catholic Church or the Vatican.
"However if they do want to consider Lucy Pinder for the Papal vacancy we will put it to her."
Magazine bosses and Lucy Pinder herself have both leapt to the defence of the cover.
The model said that the lads' mag “simply wanted a current news theme to the shoot, based on the unprecedented events of a Pope resigning.”
She added that the shoot was “meant to be fun and very tongue-in-cheek, the intention was not to cause offence.”
A spokesman from Loaded has said that the cover was not aimed at upsetting the Catholic Church or the Vatican.
But he added: “However if they do want to consider Lucy Pinder for the Papal vacancy we will put it to her."
Comments(21)
Subject48
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9:43am Sat 9 Mar 13
:P
SOULJACKER
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9:51am Sat 9 Mar 13
The church are so up themselves & hypocritical now it's no wonder that people are turning to other religions.
Still, if you need to live your life from an old story book that has never been proved to be true, you need to check your head for sure
SOULJACKER
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9:56am Sat 9 Mar 13
Very nice picture Miss Lucy :)
southy
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10:08am Sat 9 Mar 13
chunky_lover
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10:16am Sat 9 Mar 13
Brite Spark
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10:17am Sat 9 Mar 13
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SouthamptonLegend
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11:27am Sat 9 Mar 13
Brite Spark wrote:I've never seen a priest dressed like that!
http://www.digitalsp
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Subject48
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11:29am Sat 9 Mar 13
Rockhopper
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11:57am Sat 9 Mar 13
Lucy Pinder should be the least of their worries.
J.P.M
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12:22pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Stillness
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12:58pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:I hear that bishop bashing is becoming very popular with members of the press nowadays. Looks like it may be spreading. Personally I think she is very brave associating herself with the priesthood. I wouldn't mind betting that a few priests will join in with the bishop bashing once they get to see the pictures
As a religious man, I was so outraged by the pictures, that I have bashed the bishop twice.
mushrooms
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1:03pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Stillness
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1:14pm Sat 9 Mar 13
mushrooms wrote:Mushrooms is a very fitting name for a follower of the Catholic faith. Kept in the dark and fed on horse***t
I am a catholic & think that Lucy Pinder is very pretty. I am certain that if there is a god who created us then he/she is very pleased with her & doubt that he/she is at all upset by the clothes she does or does not wear.
SotonLad
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3:02pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Golf girl
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3:40pm Sat 9 Mar 13
downfader
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5:56pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Perhaps the Catholic Church should just get a hold of themselves... in a manner of speaking ;-)
Linesman
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8:02pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:I think that confirms that you are, what a lot of readers thought you were.
As a religious man, I was so outraged by the pictures, that I have bashed the bishop twice.
Lockssmart
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8:49pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M
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9:10pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Linesman wrote:Twice a day - wether I need it or not
J.P.M wrote:I think that confirms that you are, what a lot of readers thought you were.
As a religious man, I was so outraged by the pictures, that I have bashed the bishop twice.
bazzeroz
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10:48am Sun 10 Mar 13
Linesman says...
9:39am Sat 9 Mar 13
Perhaps he should direct his attention to the latest news from Scotland regarding the activities of some Catholic priests up there.