Catholic University of America Hangs Painting of George Floyd Depicted as Jesus

LifeSite News ^ | 11/24/21 | David McLoone

[marshmallow]

WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — The Catholic University of America (CUA) has hung paintings of Jesus Christ bearing the features of George Floyd in two campus locations, according to reports.

The image, called “Mama” in an apparent reference to words Floyd can be heard saying before his death at the hands of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin last year, portrays the Blessed Virgin cradling Jesus’ body. It was hung outside both the Mary, Mirror of Justice chapel at CUA’s Columbus School of Law and the university’s campus ministry office.

CUA is the only university within the U.S. to have been established by the bishops.

A student at the university told the Daily Signal that the image “has no place at The Catholic University of America; it is blasphemous and an offense to the Catholic faith.”

Despite the Catholic foundations of the university, the student said it was “not surprising at all that it was put there,” suggesting that the icon is “just another symptom of the liberalization and secularization of our campus.”

Although keen to raise concerns with the administration, the student added that “if we sound the alarm, we will be labeled racists.”

[AndyJackson]

The Catholic church now commits sacrilege. Is every single institution now rotted out by wokeism?

[goodnesswins]

Seems so...Salvation army became one today

[Maudeen]

https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/22/george-floyd-jesus-painting-catholic-university-of-america-washington-dc/

Blasphemy!

[AndyJackson]

I mean this is serious. Look I am an east coast episcopalian. In my religion we worship on the gulf course or yacht racing course. But somewhere we get taught enough of theology to understand what this means, like George Floyd was a poor sinner like all of us in need of salvation. Our savior is Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins.

[TLI]

the student added that “if we sound the alarm, we will be labeled racists.”

Well "the student," if you are white then you are already there.

"The Student" needs to get in there and protest loud and long stating what they really believe.

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[workerbee]

How many more scandals? How many will it take to understand why “good Catholics” have left?

I’m sickened.

[JoSixChip]

Funny, I don’t remember the story of Jesus putting a knife in the belly of a pregnant woman and robbing her. But the times, they are a changing.

[John S Mosby]

Fentanyl junkie and overdosed suicide by police is depicted as .... Jesus????!

Jesus’s story and history does NOT involve any drugs of suicidal self abuse. Wine, commonly drunk with meals in those days. No medication and certainly not an addict.

What lunacy. What in Hell (literally) is the Catholic Church thinking? answer: they aren’t. Emoting under stupid ill informed reasons is plainly non-liturgical and theologically unsound.

[goodnesswins]

Yes...it’s serious alright...all “institutions” have been infiltrated

[thecodont]

Making criminals into saints and gods.

[SamuraiScot]

Catholic University of America Hangs Painting of George Floyd Depicted as Jesus

. . . Like, with a noose?

[sitetest]

Makes me feel like turning in my degree.

[Trillian]

And.. it's gone!

[reg45]

The Eastern Church (Orthodox) has room for true Christians.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I am an Orthodox Christian and, as such, take sacred imagery seriously. It should not be appropriated for causes.

But, since the deed has been done with the icon of George Floyd, I have some other suggestions.

For example: Melanie Yates, a 23-year-old Zion, Illinois woman who took a bullet to the head last month while she was sitting in her home reading a Bible story to a daughter. The fatal round was fired by Zachariah Yates, 16, who is said to have exited his home with a weapon and began firing indiscriminately. Since Mrs. Yates is likely to be forgotten soon by the press and the in the public consciousness, I think it is fitting to have her memory preserved by an icon of her being embraced by the Blessed Virgin.

Another suggestion is to take one of the 730 nameless people who have been blown away so far this year in Chicago, who were just as innocent as Mrs. Yates and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I won't hold my breath, though, because such use of sacred imagery doesn't fit the current political agenda.

[telescope115]

Totally agree!

[dfwgator]

Inside Job.

[Trillian]

It usually is.

[MrChips]

Nor did Jesus die from an overdose of fentanyl.