Chocolate Jesus cancelled 30 March 2007
Posted by pcNielsen in Art, Art and faith, Chocolate, Christianity, Modern culture, Sculpture.trackback
“My Sweet Lord,” Cosimo Cavallaro’s chocolate Jesus exhibit, has been cancelled. Michelle Malkin suggests “In the land of media dhimmitude, tolerance is a one-way street.” FOXNews is reporting that “Matt Semler, creative director of the Lab Gallery, resigned in protest.”
I suppose religious and Catholic groups will now claim some sort of victory (The Catholic League’s Bill Donahue was said to be “delighted with the outcome.”). What if I, as a Christian, wanted to see the exhibit? It might have been the most significant part of my Holy Week. Yes, it is just milk chocolate, not a divine 70% Lindt bar. But chocolate is a good thing, even to Catholics, right?
Apparently not. I’ll have to research some more of the details in regards to these complaints. Because I just don’t get it.
The gallery director reportedly referred to Donahue’s reaction as a “Catholic fatwa.”

Sweet Jesus!
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