Chocolate Jesus
Posted on March 30th, 2007 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
A New York artist has fashioned a sculpture of Jesus on the crossâmade entirely out of chocolate. He’s calling it “My Sweet Lord.” As NY1 reports, “He’s inviting people to have a taste of it before it’s taken down on Easter Sunday.”
Catholics are shocked, outraged, and so on.
Actually, I think there are a lot of potentially interesting messages one could derive from such a work. A satire of Easter’s weird affiliation with candy? A statement on Christians and temptation? (On priests and temptation?) A reflection on the sensuality of spirituality?
Here’s my litmus test: Would Jesus be offended? Somehow, I don’t think so. So if Jesus can live with it, why can’t we?
3 Responses
3/30/2007 5:34 pm
I’m reminded of Will Farrell in Talledaga Nights: “Well look, I like the Christmas Jesus best, and I’m sayin grace. When you say grace, you can say it to grown up Jesus, or teenage Jesus, or bearded Jesus, or whoever you want.”
I bet Ricky Bobby would love the chocolate Jesus too.
3/30/2007 10:58 pm
gothamist is saying it was canceled. i think it’s gorgeous…. holy naked man, chocolate, art. what’s not to love?
3/31/2007 3:43 pm
You are a very silly man.
Catholics eat Christ’s flesh every Sunday at communion and wash it down with his blood.