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Heavens: Fashion label Benetton's kissing leaders causes a storm ITALIAN clothes company Benetton has been forced to pull a controversial photo montage showing the Pope kissing a leading imam from its new global ad campaign after a Vatican backlash.

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Benetton's in-house communications agency Fabrica doctored the leaders' pictures without their permission.

Benetton Retries Provocation Christina Passariello 2011

"We have all the privileges of living outside a big town but we are close to everything from social activities to sport activities to mountains and beaches," he says, speaking ahead of the opening of Benetton's revamped Paris megastore in September.

Alessandro Benetton Revels in Outdoor Sports Javier Espinoza 2011

Mr. Corona of Exane BNP Paribas said Benetton's real-estate portfolio supports the company's ultimate value.

Family Considers Benetton Buyout Christopher Emsden 2012

I'm sure the ads were probably conceived by some high-priced agency, and I imagine they're considered very cutting-edge, but for the life of me I'm not sure what Benetton's point is.

Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: Wear These Clothes While You Kiss the Pope Todd Hartley 2011

At €2.05 billion, Benetton's sales last year were only 1.5% higher than a decade earlier.

Benetton Retries Provocation Christina Passariello 2011

Benetton's delisting, also in light of the recent market volatility, would offer more flexibility to the management to face the new competitive challenges, Edizione said.

Family Unveils Offer to Buy Rest of Benetton Giada Zampano 2012

The photo of the pope kissing Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb of Cairo's al-Azhar institute, the pre-eminent theological school of Sunni Islam, had been on Benetton's website all day but was pulled about an hour after the Vatican's protest.

Benetton Ad Withdrawn Same Day As Release 2011

The "Unhate" campaign is part of a three-pronged plan to relaunch Benetton's brand, product and retail network, says Alessandro Benetton , deputy chairman of family-controlled Benetton Group SpA and son of the founder.

Benetton Retries Provocation Christina Passariello 2011

Shock ads have long been a part of Benetton's publicity strategy, with photographer Oliviero Toscani's famous campaigns featuring death row inmates and people dying of AIDS.

Benetton Ad Withdrawn Same Day As Release 2011