The artist who created the “crowning” sculpture, Esther Strauss, also condemned the destruction, according to the Linz diocese statement. “Most portraits of the Virgin Mary were made by men and have therefore often served patriarchal interests,” she said, adding that in her sculpture, “Mary gets her body back”.
“Crowning”… I think I might love this artist.
To clarify: They know it. They just don’t like being reminded. In their minds, any suggestion that women should have a more active role in the church hierarchy is borderline heresy.