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A green crucified frog sculpture is still in display in a Italian museum despite being criticized by different religious groups, even the Pope who denounced the sculpture.

The 3-foot-tall sculpture which is an ironic self-portrait and an expression of his angst is made by German artist Martin Kippenberge who died in 1997 at 43.

It "has offended the religious feelings of many people who consider the cross a symbol of God's love and of our redemption," Pahl quoted the pope as writing in the letter.

Pahl himself has long opposed the display of "Zuerst die Fuesse" ("First the Feet" in German), even staging a hunger strike this summer and saying he would not seek re-election unless it was removed.

The museum then moved the statue out of its foyer and into a less trafficked area on the third floor.

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