Posted on 11/26/2021 7:36:26 PM PST by marshmallow
A pieta painting displayed at The Catholic University of America’s law school that some see as depicting George Floyd in the place of Jesus was stolen Tuesday night, the school announced.
But in an email Wednesday, Nov. 24, President John Garvey said the artwork — which sparked a social media backlash and an ongoing petition drive demanding its removal — has been replaced by a smaller version of the same painting that previously hung in the school's campus ministry office.
Titled "Mama," the painting, by artist Kelly Latimore, was installed in February outside the chapel at the university's Columbus School of Law.
Lattimore has said the painting was commissioned to “mourn” Floyd, but when asked by an interviewer if the figure in the pieta is Floyd or Jesus, he responded ambiguously, answering “yes.”
Floyd, 46, was killed in police custody in May 2020, sparking nationwide protests. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes, was later convicted on three charges of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced to 22 ½ years in prison.
“Many see the male figure as George Floyd,” Garvey said in the email, “but our Law School has always seen the figure as Jesus.”
In response to media coverage of the painting earlier this week, the university has received a “substantial number of emails and phone calls,” Garvey said.
“Some critics called the image blasphemous because they saw it as deifying or canonizing George Floyd. Some comments that we received were thoughtful and reasonable. Some were offensive and racist. Much of the criticism came from people unconnected to the University,” he said.
Garvey wrote that as the controversy developed, the university issued a statement, which he included in his email.
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Good.
Such a pitty. Maybe the first can help out like they did by illegally breaking into someo e’s home to find a diary.
“Funny thing, that painting kept flying right into my big ole kitchen knife. Over and over and over it flew until there was nothing left of the painting but darkly stained ribbons of canvas. I really don’t know how it happened.
My best knife, practically ruined!”
And the thief turned to Jesus and said, "Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom." And Jesus replied, "I can't breathe!"
Whoever took it should hang it outside and see how long it takes for lightning to strike it.
Throw it in the Tiber!
I had to look, yeah it was Floyd. Yeah it was Blasphemy.
I think the Lord will cut some slack on the Eighth Commandment for this one.
Hope it burns well
Sometimes, good things happen.
So did the painting. So did George Floyd.
Too bad for Garvey. He used to be a Catholic.
Meant to fix that before.
Its expected. They pray to Mary and put her above Jesus
A lie.
Falsehood. Catholics don’t put Mary above Jesus. Unlike others, we do show her the profound respect she deserves for giving birth to the Son of God. Quit trolling.
Not to worry about the missing Jesus Floyd painting. I am sure CU has already commissioned its replacement, a picture of Mary cradling 82-year-old Wilhelm Hospel, the white man run over by Darrell Brooks at the Waukesha Christmas, oops, I mean, “Holiday” parade.
Not true.
Get rid of the smaller replacement as well.
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