New Zealand Not Offended By Ad Depicting Pope Marrying Gay Couple, The Vatican However...
Queerty
4 months 2 weeks ago
Note from GLAAD
GLAADNew Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed complaints against an ad depicting Pope Benedict XVI blessing a male couple at the altar, deeming it unlikely to cause widespread offense. The ad is part of a new campaign by electric company Powershop, featuring the slogan “Same Power, Different Attitude.” Four-and-a-half story billboards went up in Auckland and Wellington, leading to four complaints to the ASA that the ad mocked Catholicism.
The ad is part of a campaign by a New Zealand power company that has run controversial ads in the past. The company says that the ad is intended to create debate around a marriage equality bill currently in New Zealand's Parliament.