Pope criticises frog sculpture

Pope Benedict has criticised a sculpture by German artist Martin Kippenberger on display at the Museion museum in Bolzano, Italy.

The sculpture, Zuerst Die Fusse, depicts the crucifixion, with Jesus replaced by a frog. Benedict instructed a Vatican official to request that the 'blasphemous' sculpture be removed. However, the museum has refused to withdraw the artwork.