Budget supermarket Lidl is facing a backlash after airbrushing Christian symbols from packaging in order to remain "religiously neutral".

The German chain's Greek food range features images of the famous Anastasis Church in Santorini, Greece, complete with its world-renowned blue dome roof.

But eagle-eyed customers have spotted that the packaging does not feature the Christian crosses that usually adorn the top of the dome and surrounding buildings.

Shoppers have flocked to Lidl UK's Facebook page to express their "dismay" and "disappointment" over the alteration to the images.

Daniel Novak wrote: "I'm highly disappointed in a company that is bending over to cater to specific people. Why are you hiding from the history?

"We are all to learn from history, removing it with Photoshop will cause the same mistakes of the past to be done over and over again."