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This is the painting. Judge for yourself before I comment:
Some students at the university are condenning it:
The college itself defends the painting:
I'm not Catholic or even Christian much, so I don't have a strong opinion on this.
Some students at the university are condenning it:
Blayne Clegg, a junior at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., called artist Kelly Latimore's Mama painting 'heretical and blasphemous idolatry' after discovering it 'a few weeks ago.'
The painting was unveiled at the school at the end of Black History Month in the law school building, but Clegg told Fox News on Tuesday that he doesn't 'spend much time' there as an undergraduate student. The student said the painting has been met with a 'universally negative' reaction and that no one can 'justify' the painting.
Catholic university student slams painting of Floyd depicted as Christ
Blayne Clegg, a junior at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, said he discovered the painting 'a few weeks ago' and that it has been met with a 'universally negative' reaction.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The college itself defends the painting:
I am sure that most of you have seen some media coverage relating to the image, hung in our Law School, that depicted Mary holding the body of the dead Christ. Many see the male figure as George Floyd, but our Law School has always seen the figure as Jesus.
The painting was put in place last February in a ceremony outside the law school’s Mary Mirror of Justice chapel. The press began covering it this week, leading to criticism on social media and a substantial number of emails and phone calls. 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.
Law School Icon | A Letter to the Campus Community
"Mama" by Kelly Latimore was stolen from the law school, and we replaced it with a smaller print that was hanging in Campus Ministry. We hope to continue to build on campus a culture that engages in thoughtful dialogue and debate, not the sort of bully tactics epitomized by this theft.
president.catholic.edu
I'm not Catholic or even Christian much, so I don't have a strong opinion on this.