The Madonna restaurant, opened in November 2023, quickly aroused controversy among some Poles. Some of them consider the decor of the pub “blasphemous” because there are paintings of the Virgin Mary depicted in a distorting mirror on the walls. Mary was depicted as a goth or a tattoo lover. However, in one of the paintings, her face was replaced by a portrait of Rihanna.
The interior design of the Madonna restaurant refers to pop culture and the image of Our Lady. Catholics were outraged
However, these are not the only elements of decor that, according to devout Catholics, are considered offensive to their faith. Madonna’s guests can drink from a naked female bust. And the QR code, which is used to download the menu on a smartphone, is placed on small figurines of Our Lady.
This led to a loud protest in front of the pub at the end of January to close this “blasphemous” place. Recordings from the meeting became a hit on the Internet,
Another protest against the pub on Saturday. “There are too many reasons to close it”
It would seem that the controversy surrounding “Madonna” has died down, but nothing could be further from the truth. Another meeting has been planned for next Saturday to protest against the operation of the pub in its current form.
Behind the “” organization are two Catholic organizations, the Young Crusades – TFP and Polska Katolicka, nie secularka, which are known for attacking pop culture products that they consider sacrilegious. On the website of the first one, we can sign an appeal for a photo of the performance “Jesus Christ Superstar”.
The protest is to take place on Saturday, March 2, at 5 p.m., and the meeting point will be the street lamps at the corner of ul. Waryńskiego and pl. Constitution. The organizers chose this place “to reduce the number of provocations and taunts.” In addition, they mention the reasons for closing restaurants, of which “there are too many”. Here are seven of them:
- The figure of Our Lady among vulgar neon signs invites you for drinks,
- rosaries hang on bottles of alcohol,
- on each table there are plastic figures of Our Lady with a QR code with a menu attached to them,
- blasphemous images depict Our Lady smoking cigarettes,
- the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was also desecrated,
- there is a confessional in the restaurant where you can take photos,
- there are also references to Satan.
Source: Gazeta
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