And finally… nun the wiser
Italy’s advertising regulator has banned a TV ad showing nuns receiving crisps instead of wafers at communion.
The advert for Amica Chips, which outraged Catholic groups, shows a young nun appearing surprised to be receiving a crisp before revealing the mother superior was responsible, CNN reports.
The 30-second advert prompted a significant backlash, with Catholic newspaper Avvenire writing in an editorial: “Christ has been reduced to a potato chip. Debased and vilified like 2,000 years ago.”
Italy’s advertising standards authority, the IAP, has ordered Amica Chips to pull the advert from broadcast. The snack company has a week to appeal the decision.