{"id":1047744,"date":"2021-11-23T09:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1047744"},"modified":"2021-11-23T09:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:44:32","slug":"damning-disservice-catholic-university-features-paintings-of-george-floyd-as-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damning-disservice-catholic-university-features-paintings-of-george-floyd-as-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Damning Disservice\u2019: Catholic University Features Paintings Of George Floyd As Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdamning-disservice-catholic-university-features-paintings-of-george-floyd-as-jesus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1047744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Catholic University of America, which refers to itself as the pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States, reportedly boasts paintings in its campus ministry office and outside the chapel at its law school which imitate Michelangelo\u2019s immortal Pieta with one key difference: George Floyd is depicted as Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>The Pieta shows Jesus Christ being held by his mother Mary after his crucifixion. The Catholic University of America informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2021\/11\/22\/george-floyd-jesus-painting-catholic-university-of-america-washington-dc\/\">The Daily Signal<\/a> that artist Kelly Latimore\u2019s painting \u201cMama\u201d shows \u201cthe Virgin Mary supporting the body of the dead Christ\u201d but did not acknowledge the Christ in the painting was George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>Yet The Daily Signal photographed a description posted with the painting asserting, \u201cFollowing the violent death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, Latimore created this icon in June of that year.\u201d And in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancentury.org\/article\/interview\/iconographer-kelly-latimore-sees-god-plain-sight\">interview<\/a> with The Christian Century in April, Latimore acknowledged, \u201cIt was commissioned by my partner Evie Schoenherr as a way to mourn George Floyd,\u201d adding, \u201cThe common question that people asked was, \u2018Is it George Floyd or Jesus?\u2019 The fact they\u2019re asking that question is part of the problem. My answer was yes. This nonanswer frustrated the hell out of a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karna Lozoya, vice president for university communications, told The Daily Signal, \u201cYou can identify Jesus by the marks in the halo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Latimore told The Daily Signal, \u201c\u2019Mama\u2019 is done as a pieta. \u2026 A mother with her son of color who was unjustly murdered by the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some students at the university expressed their anger to The Daily Signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe icon has no place at The Catholic University of America; it is blasphemous and an offense to the Catholic faith, but it is not surprising at all that it was put there,\u201d one stated, \u201cIt is just another symptom of the liberalization and secularization of our campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many students, faculty, and staff who are concerned about this, but there is nothing we can do,\u201d the student continued, &nbsp;\u201cAnd if we sound the alarm, we will be labeled racists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another echoed, \u201cGeorge Floyd is not Jesus Christ. \u2026 He is not a saint, nor a martyr, and to, in any way, compare him to the sinless son of Almighty God is to do a damning disservice to the vast majority of Catholics and Catholic theology\u2026 It is damning anywhere, but especially at *THE* Catholic University of America, where this painting was purchased, unveiled, and hung up without input from student leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third student said, \u201cNobody should be portrayed as Jesus except\u201d Jesus. \u201cIt highly disappoints me that someone else is being depicted as Jesus Christ in the Piet\u00e0 to begin with, [and] being right at the doors of a chapel makes matters worse. \u2026 Replace it with a photo of Floyd, I can care less, but to put up something clearly blasphemous defeats the mission of the university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic University of America, which refers to itself as the pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States, reportedly boasts paintings in its campus ministry office and outside the chapel at its law school which imitate Michelangelo\u2019s immortal Pieta with one key difference: George Floyd is depicted as Jesus Christ.The Pieta shows Jesus Christ being held by his mother Mary after his crucifixion. The Catholic University of America informed The Daily Signal that artist Kelly Latimore\u2019s painting \u201cMama\u201d shows \u201cthe Virgin Mary supporting the body of the dead Christ\u201d but did not acknowledge the Christ in the painting was George Floyd.Yet The Daily Signal photographed a description posted with the painting asserting, \u201cFollowing the violent death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, Latimore created this icon in June of that year.\u201d And in an interview with The Christian Century in April, Latimore acknowledged, \u201cIt was commissioned by my partner Evie Schoenherr as a way to mourn George Floyd,\u201d adding, \u201cThe common question that people asked was, \u2018Is it George Floyd or Jesus?\u2019 The fact they\u2019re asking that question is part of the problem. My answer was yes. This nonanswer frustrated the hell out of a lot of people.\u201dKarna Lozoya, vice president for university communications, told The Daily Signal, \u201cYou can identify Jesus by the marks in the halo.\u201dA spokesperson for Latimore told The Daily Signal, \u201c\u2019Mama\u2019 is done as a pieta. \u2026 A mother with her son of color who was unjustly murdered by the state.\u201dSome students at the university expressed their anger to The Daily Signal.\u201cThe icon has no place at The Catholic University of America; it is blasphemous and an offense to the Catholic faith, but it is not surprising at all that it was put there,\u201d one stated, \u201cIt is just another symptom of the liberalization and secularization of our campus.\u201d\u201cThere are many students, faculty, and staff who are concerned about this, but there is nothing we can do,\u201d the student continued, \u00a0\u201cAnd if we sound the alarm, we will be labeled racists.\u201dAnother echoed, \u201cGeorge Floyd is not Jesus Christ. \u2026 He is not a saint, nor a martyr, and to, in any way, compare him to the sinless son of Almighty God is to do a damning disservice to the vast majority of Catholics and Catholic theology\u2026 It is damning anywhere, but especially at *THE* Catholic University of America, where this painting was purchased, unveiled, and hung up without input from student leaders.\u201dA third student said, \u201cNobody should be portrayed as Jesus except\u201d Jesus. \u201cIt highly disappoints me that someone else is being depicted as Jesus Christ in the Piet\u00e0 to begin with, [and] being right at the doors of a chapel makes matters worse. \u2026 Replace it with a photo of Floyd, I can care less, but to put up something clearly blasphemous defeats the mission of the university.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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