In Poland, Machina magazine published cover art of pop celebrity Madonna’s face superimposed on the Virgin Mary this week. The face of one of her children is superimposed on the figure of the baby Jesus:

Roman Catholics are mad:

Poland’s Roman Catholics expressed outrage on Thursday after a magazine published a picture of the much-revered icon of the Black Madonna with pop icon Madonna’s face transposed on to it.

“We are shocked to see, yet again, the miraculous icon of the mother of God used in a [profane] way for advertising and business purposes,” said Paulinian monks at Jasna Gora monastery in the southern city of Czestochowa, who are custodians of the icon that Poles believe was painted by St Luke the Evangelist…The icon, along with the crucifix and the Bible, are key symbols of faith for all Christians.”

But calls to behead the magazine’s publisher, execute the artists, and annihilate Poland have been noticeably absent.