Here's the old........
.....and here's the new!
Yes, the new is a charmer isn't it? A carefully and artfully designed mixture of rags a la Oxfam and perspex offcuts.............conjures up such a wonderful image of our Saviour and the agonies and humiliations he endured on the cross for us. Profound...deep...and UGLY!
This "cross" is destined for the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Acerra - unbelievable. It should be destined for the rubbish tip.
Amazingly, this cathedral in Southern Italy is also host to some great works of art by Giacinto Diana, Fabrizio Santafede and many others.
H/T to Messa in Latino for the story.
Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry to see this.
Will there be some kind of protest over this? I can't imagine the worshippers standing for it. I was going to say it deserves to be attacked, but it looks as though it already has been!
ReplyDeleteRichard - you have always inspired me to prefer the ancient ;-)
ReplyDeleteDiolch yn fawr WG!
ReplyDeleteThe new one really is terrible..it does not inspire!
ReplyDeleteMy heart is sick over this. Where is the sense of beauty? Gone with truth and goodness, I suppose. St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!
ReplyDeleteOutrageous!
ReplyDeleteI saw something very similar in a blue and yellow store from Sweden!
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