I wasn’t sure where to put this, but it’s art, so…
I guess they think that Jesus shouldn’t look like a “pretty boy”? I don’t think if he existed, he looked much like this, anyway. But clearly, people are afraid this picture might make them have new and uncomfortable thoughts. Me, I’m envious that the Son of God is so (Cross)fit.
Haven’t Jesus statues mostly be gay porn of the ages? Totally ripped. Isn’t the normal subtext is that he’s suffering and dying, so that makes the gay bit ok?
Hot for preacher?
I don’t get it either. People have been painting White Jesus as a hot looking half naked dude since the renaissance period, at least.
Yeah, I’m more offended by the pasty skin than the nakedness.
I always wanted to do a piece, “Jesus Fucking Christ”. A historical image of Jesus, with the white-washed Euro Chirst as his bottom.
An ancient belief is that Jesus was not especially attractive, based on the prophecy in Isaiah 53:2:
Writing in the third century, the church father Origen seems to have thought that Jesus was ugly. He writes that Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would arrive “not in comeliness of form, nor in any surpassing beauty.” Origen, like the second century authors Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, were using Isaiah 53:2-3 which predicted that the Messiah would be unattractive so that people not “desire him.” In other words, he was a bit funny-looking because an attractive Messiah might be distracting to his followers. Other Christian writers like Clement of Alexandria gave, Walsh said, “the ancient equivalent of ‘he’s got a great personality’” argument.
Last time I was in a catholic church they had one of the “emaciated/tortured Jesus” crucifixes up front.
As a non-believing ex-Catholic, really appears an odd image to have front and center, but different strokes…
Forget his loincloth, marvel at how disproportionately long the right arm is.
No wonder he was so big on healing the lame and deformed. He was one of them.
The artist used his son as a model, so perhaps the young man has a great basketball career ahead of him.
Well, that would explain the “Hanging out with prostitutes” bits.
Scripture describes Jesus as “both God and man”, so it is safe to assume he had all the plumbing and all the natural desires that come with being human. I have no problem with it.
I’m assuming none of these critics have seen the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo’s Jesus has an 8-pack.
I’m sure Biden’s NEA would be thrilled to give you a 5 million dollar grant for it.
/MAGAt
All I can say is, I’m now adding sexy Jeebus to the list of men I’m bicurious about.
I was going to say-- eh, not impressed with the undefined abs on ‘Sexualized Jesus’. I’ve seen ‘Jesus on the cross’ statues in any number of Catholic churches that had much more well-defined abs than that.
He’s the core of their beliefs.
Ha! They say Catholic guilt will really put you through the wringer, but it’s really more like getting raked over a washboard.
Apparently, The Last Supper was the culmination of a full boys’ spa day, with full chest waxing as well as the standard back, sack & crack.
A sexy Jesus doesn’t concern me one way or the other.
On the other hand, a pin-up girl portrayal of Mary may tempt me to worship.
