Tennis star dropped by Catholic youth group after ESPN Body Issue pics

[mrveggieman]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/agni.../?sf15007640=1

If anyone is offended by the pic on the link I apologize in advance.

[habsheaven]

No reason to be offended by it, but I can understand why a Catholic Group would react in the way they did.

[mrveggieman]

No reason to be offended by it, but I can understand why a Catholic Group would react in the way they did.

I would think not but you know how sensitive some people can get if you know what I mean.

[duane1969]

I see no issue with this. A religious group has rights like everyone else. If a spokesperson for a gay rights group was posing for pictures in an anti-gay rights campaign would it be wrong for them to remove the spokesperson from their payroll? Of course not. The fact that you feel the need to warn people that the pictures may be offensive because of the near nudity makes it obvious that it is questionable material and is not in line with Catholic teachings. They have every right to not have their organization represented by her.

[ajbrinn]

What do those in the Catholic church really know about morality? They are not even a religion anymore they are a business organization, a corporation if it have you and the largest one on the planet at that.

[duane1969]

And they still have the right to decide who they want being the face of their organization. Regardless of if you agree with their concept of morality, religion, purpose or values, they have the right to say who does and who does not represent them.

[Star_Cards]

that's rather ironic and funny. I wonder how many nudes are painted throughout the Sistine Chapel?

[Wickabee]

There's nothing wrong with the pictures. There's nothing wrong with the reaction, either.