Ian, the artist is dead.

Niall, Dublin,

Kermit the frog said it all: It's not easy being green.

Kevin, belfast,

Let's get this straight.

A rather amusing sculpture is spotted at the Bolzano Museum of Modern Art, some 50km from Bressanone, where the Pope is on his summer hols.

The local Bishop claims to have mentioned the sculpture to the Pope, whose response is unknown.

We tremble as we await developments.

Albert, Paris,

If the Pope and various other Catholics are offended by a crucified frog, I can say not everyone in Australia was happy to see a crucifixion on the waterfront in Sydney while he was here. We are not in the habit of thing like that going on here and saw no reason for this to happen.

margie , victoria, australia

How does this frog qualify as "art" deserving of a spot in a museum? Its ONLY purpose is to mock Christianity, get a rise out of Christians & bring attention to the artist & gallery. "Artists" don't have to have talent anymore; they just have to know how to shock. But 10 yr old boys do that best...

Gaby, Ottawa, Canada

It really ticks me off the way religious types talk about atheism as if it is some kind of organised religion like Christianity.

Religion is the number one excuse for wars, but it is very rarely the real reason. 99% of the time it is for strategic and economic reasons. This includes the Iraq war.

Dave, chelmsford, uk

Actually overpopulation is a secular myth designed to allow for the increasing destruction of our society...the reason people starve is because dictators (ones like Pol Pot, Stalin, and Hitler) refuse to allow aid from wealthy countries to reach their poor. Every year the world overproduces food!

Jacob, Camarillo, CA, USA

"war? atheists, war? you're joking, right?" - marco

So atheists dont kill people?
Pol Pot, Stalin, Mao Zedong were atheists, right?

I would have thought politics and resources would have a bigger impact on war than religion.

rob, london,

Nona, i'll tell you what us atheists are doing to help solve the problem of over-population: having fewer children than religious people. for sexism? a lot of that is down to religion. war? atheists, war? you're joking, right? famine? i believe that's mostly down to over-population.

Marco, KrakOw, Poland

To Nona from the US. Who says they are atheists? I don't see it but you say so! I think it quite conceivable that two people with opposite views re: politics; socialism; can believe in the same God. Ultimate judge is God . Neither of us should assume,we are superior, re: wisdom of God.

Michael Sullivan, Toronto, Canada

Nona, New York City
War, famine, overpopulations(sic) and sexism. In major part all caused , or resulting from , the actions of the followers of gods.

des rigby, manchester, england

A religion that can't take a joke is a joke.

These mythologies claim "god made the universe and you too!" yet its existence is threatened by a piece of art or words of one man?

If a "god" isn't offended enough to do anything about the frog, then believers don't need to do anything about it.

P Smith, Taipei,

The art is hilarious. I do not believe it is anti-Christian, but, rather a statement on contemporary society in general. Local religion under lays all social activity.

If one feels offended and angry by this then one needs to pray for forgiveness and for the artist's warped vision.

Lighten up.

David, Shanghai, China

God Bless the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI

Dave Mattozzi, Pittsburgh, USA

Is you faith so shallow that a man's art is upsetting you.

Grow up.

Scott, Export, PA, USA

This is an obscene display of cruelty to animals. Frogs are people too, you know, and shouldn't be subjected to such a demeaning display, even if it's just a wooden frog.

Matt, Berlin, Germany

Are those warts on the frog, or nipples? Frogs don't have nipples, as far as I know!

Michael Sullivan, Toronto, Canada

Wow.. what a work of art.
It's fame won't outlive the few articles that the shock-value of the work struggled to attract in the first place.

It has however given the press another oppurtunity to show the 'backwardness' of the church by it being, heaven forbid, slightly offended by this garbage.

Fabien, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Crucifixion was a common method of execution in its day, and many people besides Christ were crucified. Christ's crucifixion holds an obvious significance for many, but the simple fact that a frog is hanging on a cross should in no way be automatically presumed to be a slight against Christianity.

Rob, Colorado, United States

Off with his legs!!!!!

Perry Stalsis, Toronto, Canada

Ian H. ~ As you sneer at religion in general, may I ask what you and your fellow athiests are doing to eliminate war, famine, overpopulations and sexism. Do you spend all your funds and time concentrating on those problems and never anything else?

Nona, New York City, USA

Spot on Ian - couldn't say it better !

Max, london, uk

Bad art speaks plainly. Most Catholics and Christians will laugh it off as trying-too-hard-to-shock schlock. I predict there will be no mass public demonstrations of rioting faithful, nor fatwas calling for the "artist" to be dismembered or beheaded. Many folks will pray for his redemption, however.

Bruce, Kentucky, USA

It's nice to see that once again religion is ignoring trivial problems of war, famine, overpopulation and sexism within it's own organisation and concentrating on the serious problems of an insignificant work of art.

Ian H, Coventry, England

Seems the Devil is having a laugh wherever the Pope goes at present !!!!

ian payne, walsall,