Vatican issues statement speaking out against clothing company's disrespectful advertisement and initiates legal action. 'We are so sorry that the use of the image of the Pope and the imam has so offended the sensibilities of the faithful in this way,' said a spokesman for Benetton Nov. 16. 'In confirmation of our feelings, we have decided, with immediate effect, to withdraw this image from every publication.'
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