The statue of Pope John Paul II that has
been erected near to the Rome Railway station has caused all sorts of public grief.
The artist Oliviero Rainaldi was told to go back and re-jig it and has done so.
Now the complaint is that it looks more like Italy’s war time dictator Benito Mussolini than
the much-loved Pope. Rome’s Mayor when asked if the public outcry would mean
the sculpture’s removal muttered 'Vox populi, vox dei” (Voice of the people, voice of God).
Images: Sculpture, dictator and Pope, you
be the judge
