A discussion on women organised by the Vatican – where the decision-makers are of course all men – was always going to have the potential for slip-ups.Things started badly when the Pontifical Council for Culture put out a promotional video for their plenary gathering this week on the theme of “Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference” featuring blonde Italian actress Nancy Brilli, which was criticised for reinforcing flirtatious female stereotypes.Then, a 12-page working paper for the meeting was issued describing plastic surgery as a “burka made of flesh”.But at a press conference to publicise “Women’s Culture: Equality and Difference”, Brilli, who is married to a plastic surgeon, said those who have cosmetic surgery “sho
05 February 2015, The Tablet
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