Following the generally positive brouhaha over major celebrities decked out in Roman Catholic inspired ware at this year’s annual Met Gala event in New York City, some critics have responded to what they describe as irreverent use of religious iconography, saying it is disrespectful to Christianity and Christians.

This year’s theme ‘Heavenly Bodies — Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’, had on display big names from Kim Kardashian to Katy Perry to Rihanna to Madonna regaled in vestment themed clothing bordering on the risqué and at times pornographic, that many Catholics and Christians in general, from high profile pundit Piers Morgan to regular Twitter users, have found to be in poor taste.

A particular complaint is the observation that the celebrities would not have dared giving a similar treatment to Islam.

The Costume Institute Gala (also known as the Met Ball) is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City.

It holds every first Monday in May, marking the grand opening of the Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit.

But many watchers apparently were having none of the usual lighthearted frivolities this year, as they judged the displays to be tawdry, inappropriate, and a case of “religious appropriation”.

Here are some of the reactions we’ve been following:

We start with a triple opening salvo from the always outspoken Piers:

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