Catholics and centre-right politicians
have expressed dismay and outrage after a participant at
Saturday's Cremona Pride carried around a topless mannequin
dressed up to look like the Virgin Mary at the event celebrating
the LGBT community.
On Sunday dozens of the northern city's Christians gathered in
the centre to pray together and try to repair the "damage" of
the "act of desecration".
Mayor Gianluca Galimberti has come under fire following the
incident because the city council endorsed the gay pride march.
On Monday centre-right lawmakers Maurizio Gasparri and Paola
Binetti, said in a statement that they had asked Interior
Minister Luciana Lamorgese to look into the "despicable,
outrageous gesture".
They also called on Lamorgese to adopt "all the necessary
measures to guarantee the full respect of Christians' rights and
prevent similar episodes in future".
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