Daniele Micheletti

I’ve always said that if it had created divisions, I would have had it removed,

• he told Sky Italia
  CNNcnn.com/2026/02…Feb 5, 11:46
• the church priest Daniele Micheletti told Italian news agency ANSA
  Reutersreuters.com/world/angel…Feb 4, 13:23
• Micheletti said
  International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/angel/meloni…Feb 4, 15:45
• Micheletti told reporters, noting
  Asianet Newsablenewsable.asianetnews.com/world…Feb 6, 04:00

There was a procession of people that came to see it instead of listening to mass or praying,

• said Micheletti
  Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…Feb 4, 17:27

Painters used to put all sorts of things in frescoes; even Caravaggio painted the face of a prostitute."

• Micheletti initially downplayed the fuss, invoking artistic tradition... He told
  International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/angel/meloni…Feb 4, 15:45

The priest is not responsible for the decorations in the sense that the owner is someone else,

• Micheletti told The Associated Press on Monday in his office, as his phone rang constantly
  ABC News Goabcnews.go.com/International/w…Feb 2, 17:04
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Feb 3, 12:36independent.co.uk/news/giorgia…Feb 2, 16:34
• Micheletti said
  Fox Newsfoxnews.com/travel/mysterious…Feb 3, 14:46

There is indeed a certain resemblance, but you would have to ask the restorer why it was done that way,

• the parish priest of the basilica, Daniele Micheletti, told the news agency Ansa
  Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…Feb 1, 16:04
• the priest of the basilica, Daniele Micheletti, told Italy's ANSA news agency
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/italy…Jan 31, 17:17
• Daniele Micheletti, the priest of the basilica, told the ANSA news agency
  South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…Jan 31, 17:50