From Dutch NOS TV today about this picture:
‘Too sexy’ painting of apostle removed from Spanish church
A painting of the apostle Saint James (Santiago) was removed from a church in the Spanish town Membrilla because it was supposedly be too ‘sexy’. In the painting, the apostle wears a tunic and a bare thigh and two bare knees can be seen.
Painter Antonio Ximénez is furious and asks the parish priest for explanation, writes the radio station SER. He demands that the painting be shown again or returned.
Gift
The 87-year-old artist made the painting years ago, commissioned by the previous parish priest, a friend, and donated it to his birthplace. He now lives in Miami.
Does this priest know that in most crucifixes in Roman Catholic churches, Jesus Christ wears only a loincloth?
Many pictures intended for churches, by Hieronymus Bosch and other ancient painters, show completely naked people. Does this priest know?
Where was this priest when his fellow clergy in Spain and elsewhere abused children sexually, and the church hierarchy covered that up?
Where was this priest when a right-wing Spanish politician condoned rape?
Where was this priest when a right-wing Spanish archbishop condoned rape?
Especially for that priest-censor, this music video.
The video is called Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy (Original Mix – 2006 Version).
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