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Radwanska dumped by church group after nude photo shoot



Tennis star Agnieszka Radwanska has been dropped by a Catholic youth organisation in her native Poland because she stripped off for a magazine photoshoot.
Beaten Wimbledon semi-finalist Radwanska, 24, is the world number four tennis player and was asked by ESPN’s magazine to feature in their 'Body Issue', which is an annual celebration of athletic physiques.
The snap itself was fairly tasteful, with Radwanska posing coyly by a swimming pool filled with tennis balls. Her private parts are carefully concealed, with the overall impact little racier than a swimsuit shoot.
However, the Krucjata Mlodych (which translates as the not-at-all scary 'Youth Crusade') took a dim view of their ambassador public displaying her full athletic form.
"It's a shame that someone who has declared their love for Jesus is now promoting the mentality of men looking at a woman as a thing rather than a child of God worthy of respect and love," Father Marek Dziewiecki said
"If she meets a man who she can truly love and establish a happy family and raise Catholic children, then she would probably have to hide these pictures from relatives."
The group’s response is not entirely surprising – their website describes "young lay Catholics… acting in defence of Christian heritage in an increasingly pagan world.
"We fight for the restitution of Poland’s Catholic identity in society and the law", the mission statement adds.
The group also demands punishment for blasphemy, promotion of God in the media, and the freedom of the Catholic Church to perform its work without state intervention.

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