My Sweet Lord

[impressive]

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Group Finds Nude, Chocolate Jesus Offensive
By LARRY McSHANE
AP
NEW YORK (March 29) - The Easter season unveiling of an anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ, dubbed "My Sweet Lord" by its creator, has infuriated Catholics preparing to observe some of their holiest days of the year.
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The artwork was created from more than 200 pounds of milk chocolate, and it features Christ with his arms outstretched. The Cavallaro creation does not include a loincloth.

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Cavallaro, who was raised in Canada and Italy, is best known for his quirky work with food as art: Past efforts include repainting a Manhattan hotel room in melted mozzarella, spraying 5 tons of pepper jack cheese on a Wyoming home and festooning a four-poster bed with 312 pounds of processed ham.

 

[starrkers]

Is it wrong that I think the photo was taken from the wrong angle?

 

[ABSTRUSE]

You mean the real Jesus didn't have man parts??

 

[impressive]

You mean the real Jesus didn't have man parts??

Or an ass crack, from what I can tell.

 

[jomar]

And why are Catholics so mad? Did it molest an alter boy?

 

[ABSTRUSE]

"Now kids, don't eat that chocolate Jesus all at once, you'll be hyper all day"

 

[English Lady]

I think it may be the chocolate thing that's more upsetting than the man parts thing.

It's making the very centre of the Catholics (and my) faith into well...a gimmicky easter food stuff like a chocolate egg.

I'm not particularly offended but I can see how it would offend -but it's art and you can't stop people expressing themselves. I bet the artist was aiming for uproar and offence..but maybe I'm being a little jaded there.

 

[impressive]

I think it may be the chocolate thing that's more upsetting than the man parts thing.

Really?

I didn't take it so much as a slam on religion, but rather as a commentary on how kinda ridiculous it is that the religious holiday has become so commercialized and inseparable from fuzzy bunnies, colored eggs, and chocolate treats.

 

[Chantilyvamp]

do you go to hell for biting or licking the chocolate penis off jesus?

I know , I know, in bad taste but I really really could not help myself

*goes and hides back in her school work*

 

[TheeGoatPig]

do you go to hell for biting or licking the chocolate penis off jesus?

I know , I know, in bad taste but I really really could not help myself

*goes and hides back in her school work*

Probbaly. But I'll be right behind ya for watching

 

[English Lady]

Really?

I didn't take it so much as a slam on religion, but rather as a commentary on how kinda ridiculous it is that the religious holiday has become so commercialized and inseparable from fuzzy bunnies, colored eggs, and chocolate treats.

Well yes, I can see that too -but I still think it's easy to see it as taking the mick too, for the same reason.

Some might take offence at the nuddy bits, but that's just silly really.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I could say something here that would offend everyone

Instead, I will say this - It seems pretty petty for the Catholic Church to be damning a chocolate sculpture when they have yet to face their own guilt in such crimes as pedophilia, adding a abetting the Nazis in WWII and their failure to react in Somolia (Just to name a few).

It's interesting that every time someone makes a statement that could be construed as quasi-religious the Church is quick to call out their soldiers as in the case of Dan Brown's Di Vinci Code, as well as this statue, but seem to pick and choose which group of needy they support.

Maybe they need a new job discription - Art critics. That would let them off the hook entrely for supporting those charities they love to point at that do nothing anyway.

 

[Carnevil9]

Now this is what I call transubstantiation!......Carney

 

[scheherazade_79]

Is it wrong that I feel hungry just looking at that?

 

[3113]

I think it may be the chocolate thing that's more upsetting than the man parts thing.

Likely because it was deliberate as well. No one got upset about the miracle chocolate Virgin Mary that was discovered:

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/08/18/image1909242g.jpg

Made by happenstance at the chocolate factory, not deliberately...and with clothes on. The church (or shall we just say some Catholics) seems okay with food items that happen to have religious features (burned toast or spaghetti with Jesus' face), but want artists who deliberately construct such images to be reverential as defined by their terms.

The problem I see with that is that it kinda contridicts that idea of showing reverence to God in whatever way you're inspired to show it. If the little drummer boy could show it by drumming...why can't a guy who sculpts food show it by way of chocolate? Intent should mean more than the actual product does...did he mean to make a statement about the reduction of Easter down to chocolate eggs and bunnies, or is this his unique way of honoring the divine with a post-modern twist?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Or an ass crack, from what I can tell.

I'd like my Chocolate Jesus to have a shapelier arse, at that.

 

[impressive]

I'd like my Chocolate Jesus to have a shapelier arse, at that.

Well, they had no StairMasters back then ... so a man's gotta do some fuckin' to get a nice ass. Sweet cheeks don't come easy.

 

[3113]

Well, they had no StairMasters back then ... so a man's gotta do some fuckin' to get a nice ass. Sweet cheeks don't come easy.

I dunno. There are some guys with no butt no matter what they do I feel so sorry for them, sometimes. They can barely keep up their trousers.

I kinda think in this case, however, it might be more a matter of how the chocolate hardened.

 

[Grushenka]

It seems pretty petty for the Catholic Church to be damning a chocolate sculpture when they have yet to face their own guilt in such crimes as pedophilia, adding a abetting the Nazis in WWII and their failure to react in Somolia (Just to name a few).

Thank you, Ms. Jackson. Right on!

Cavallaro, who was raised in Canada and Italy, is best known for his quirky work with food as art: Past efforts include repainting a Manhattan hotel room in melted mozzarella, spraying 5 tons of pepper jack cheese on a Wyoming home and festooning a four-poster bed with 312 pounds of processed ham.

Given his gastronomic penchant, and the title he gave the piece, seems the artist was simply making a joke. Doesn't seem worth the chocolate to me, though. Aesthetically speaking .