I'm going to guess that pen*s = bad, mmmkay?

Speaking of which, last week's South Park had a brilliant satire on the connection of the Easter Bunny to the Christian holiday.

 

I suspect the outrage came from the Catholic Church's accusation that the sculpture of Jesus in the chocolate medium was out of mockery and lack of respect. No one can say the sculpture isn't art, but one can definitely say its not tasteful (har har.) I'd expect the same reaction from the American public if someone sculpted George Bush out of dog shit; a bunch of us would be outraged, a bunch of us would laugh our asses off, and a few thousand people would claim it to be the most awesome piece of avant-garde art the world's ever seen.

I think what it really comes down to is the message the artist was trying to convey. Was he/she being cynical about the juxtaposition of the religious Easter holiday and the custom of chocolate, egg-laying rabbits? Were their overall intentions good? Or is this a work of pure sacrilege?

Then again, sometimes the artist's opinion is worthless, and its the public's reception of it that really counts. I'm sure the Catholic Church's worst fear is of someone walking up to the statue and taking a big bite out of Jesus's holy penis. As a Christian, I find that both hilarious and mortifying all at once. Oh well. :)

 

I don't particularly recall a completely naked Jesus though there are many just covering the full frontal spot.

But maybe, just maybe, what they're really pissed off on, is not that he's naked, but as the son of God, shouldn't his appendages be more of a God like size?

besides Americans were spawn from the puritan stock. We're always uptight about something.

 

I was way, way off on this one. I saw the picture and thought for sure that it had been commissioned by a church. An effort to illustrate how the supposed death and resurrection of Christ was being turned into a meaningless candy-fest.

Now instead of thinking that the church was trying to make a statement about losing sight of the meaning of the holiday, I have to think that they are offended by holy, chocolate Johnson. The Church should really consider getting someone who isn't insane to handle their P.R.