I just saw a story on the KPTV news about the Catholic Church's denouncing of a 6' chocolate Jesus sculpture. Their objection isn't because the statue is made of chocolate. Instead, they are upset that the statue doesn't include a loincloth.

On TV, they only showed the head and shoulders of the statue. Jesus appears in a crucified pose, but there is no cross or crown of thorns. I found the idea of a chocolate Jesus a bit amusing, but it left me thinking, for what reason would a sculptor use an edible material other than if he meant for his creation to be eaten eventually?

Could it be a statement about the commercialization of Easter (chocolate easter bunnies, which seem to have little to do with the resurrection of Jesus)? A chocolate Jesus sums this up perfectly.

If God can put an image of the Virgin Mary in a cheese sandwich, why can't we do Jesus in chocolate?

Yes, indeed. If the Virgin Mary graces grilled cheese, why not a chocolate Jesus? Oh, the sweetness of salvation!

"Instead, they are upset that the statue doesn't include a loincloth."

Because if you see Jesus without a loincloth, what happens? Does it spur lustful thoughts?

That seems to expose some other issues at hand there that no loincloth can cover for you.

The Catholic Church wants Mounds, but the Savior was born with Almond Joy.

hey...sometimes you feel like a nut.

Just add a peanut butter flavored Loincloth.

Listen up my Peeps!

Say what? He can't hear you! Someone bit his ears off first!

Did KPTV show any nipplage?*

*Goldie Hawn/Laugh-in reference from earlier today at McMenamin's.

Behold! The Chocolate Jesus!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4012155a12.html

The official name of this exhbit was "My Sweet Lord." That's no joke! The artist who made this specializes in using food to create his art.

I'm surprised Herb isn't chiming in.

My devout Catholic mother-in-law is aghast at this blasphemy. However, had it been done in white chocolate she would be cool with it.

ha

Sing it with me, people, loud and proud:

I don't care if rains or freezes
long as got my chocolate Jesus
mounted on the dashboard of my car...

(call and response) of my car!

He don't slides and he don't slips
cause his feet are chocolate dipped
ridin' on the dashboard of my car....

well, if you're going to hell, I'm coming too....

http://www.jesusdressup.com/

this is my all-time favorite Jesus website. Fun for the whole family!

This stuff never has bothered me. Taste is a such a subjective thing. I have a very deep irreverent streak in me that makes my retired pastor father shake his head. So now he sends me the questionable taste stuff on email.

Some how I believe Jesus isn't worried about this one(all things considered in the world).He's probably more concerned about his people focusing thier time on such trivial things and aren't we supposed to get the word inside us anyway.

The way that this is being covered in the news is quite interesting, now that I think about it.

First, the stories that I've seen up to now are entirely about the controversy. I have yet to see any comment from the artist about why he created his sculpture the way that he did.

Second, portraying David in the nude was OK with the Catholic church hundreds of years ago. Why is it not OK to do the same with Jesus? As far as I am aware, none of the reporters covering this story have asked the outraged Catholics why one is OK but not the other.

Chris_taylor sez:

***This stuff never has bothered me. Taste is a such a subjective thing. I have a very deep irreverent streak in me ...****

Me too. And I had 12 years of Catholic school. I'm mostly recovered. I shake my head too - at all the uptight Catholics.

Now, I'm going to go back to singing with Mrs. M....