Vatican newspaper condemns Charlie Hebdo cover marking one year since attack as 'blasphemy'

By Jessica Goodfellow

The Vatican’s semi-official newspaper Osservatore Romano has condemned French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo for portraying God as an assassin in a special edition cover to mark the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on its offices.

The special issue marks one year since jihadists gunned down 12 people at Charlie Hebdo’s offices over drawings that lampooned the Prophet Mohammed.

The cover was drawn by editor Laurent ‘Riss’ Sourisseau and features a bearded God smeared in blood carrying an assault rifle. Accompanying text reads: “One year on: The assassin is still out there.”

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Source: The Drum