Oh come all ye faithful.***
Maybe Oklahoma wants to start a militia to ward off false prophets with large peni:
The controversial crucifix has caused a deep divide among members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, where it hangs above the main altar.
“There are a couple people who have left the parish,” said the Rev. Philip Seeton, the church’s pastor. “There are people in the parish who don’t like it and have stayed.”
Critics of the crucifix take issue with what appears to be a large penis covering Jesus’ abdominal area. Seeton said the portion of the crucifix in question is meant to be Jesus’ abdomen “showing distension” — not a penis.
Seeton said, “I’ve had people who have vocally said that that’s what they see there. I’ve had people who have been just as vocal who said that’s not what they’re seeing there.”
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Parishioner Rita Cook said the crucifix is one of many recent decisions by Seeton, who has been at the church since 2008, that longtime parishioners are concerned with.
“The crucifix is the straw on the camel’s back,” said Cook, who has attended the church for 35 years. “I think it’s an embarrassment to our Lord. I think it’s an embarrassment to our parishioners. And I think it’s an embarrassment to our visitors.”
Molly Jenkins, who is not a member of the church, said she attended a funeral at the church recently and immediately noticed the crucifix.
“I was appalled at the sexualization of Christ,” said Jenkins, who is not Catholic. Jenkins said she contacted a Catholic friend to ask whether such crucifixes are common.
Her friend, Seannene Smith, said she visited the church Friday and also was disturbed.
“I was horrified,” Smith said. “I believe in freedom of expression. I believe in artistic freedom. I believe that a church is a holy place, and I certainly don’t want people telling anyone how to worship, but I was shocked, stunned, and if I hadn’t been prepared already, I think I would have just been ill.”
Smith said she grew more concerned upon learning that students from the neighboring St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School regularly attend Mass in the church.
“I’m already very sensitive because of the pedophilia issue,” Smith said, referencing sexual abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church in recent years.
Smith said she stopped going to church because of those scandals.
“This doesn’t make it any better,” Smith said.
Penis? What penis. It looks like a Japanese eggplant to me.
***I totally ganked this from a commenter on the Towleroad blog post. Thanks, funny dude!
[via Towleroad]
Yep. That's definitely a big wang. High five to whomever created that crucifix. I bet s/he was a Jew.
Jesus certainly wouldn’t be stuck being a carpenter in today’s workplace.