Pope Imam Kiss Ad

• Pope ad row: Vatican to take legal action against Benetton

  The Vatican says it will take legal action against the Benetton clothing company to prevent the publication of an ad featuring a fake photo montage of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a top Egyptian imam on the lips.

• Benetton pulls pope-imam kiss ad after Vatican protest

  Benetton pulls pope-imam kiss ad after Vatican protest: Italian clothes company Benetton backed down and pulled a photo montage showing the pope kissing a leading imam from its new global ad campaign on Wednesday after the Vatican issued a stern condemnation.