Blasphemous "P*** Jesus" exhibit shown at gallery in Texas

[Cherripeeps]

In Houston, Texas, the Station Museum of Contemporary Art is showing a photograph titled “P*** Jesus,” by Andres Serrano, internationally renowned artist and fallen-away Catholic. The ‘artwork’ is a photograph of a crucifix of the Lord Jesus immersed in a jar of the artist’s urine.

This current exhibition is only the most recent. Serrano’s blasphemous work was first exhibited at the Stux Gallery in New York in 1987, where it was well received. Over time, “P*** Jesus” has been shown repeatedly at various high-profile galleries in the US, garnering praise and acclaim from the liberal establishment.

In 2012, when “P*** Jesus” was exhibited at the Edward Tyler Nahem Art Gallery in New York City, TFP Student Action Director John Ritchie said, "It’s not art, but blasphemy. It’s a symptom of our culture’s spiritual rot and it’s shameful that world leaders issue verbose statements in defense of Muhammad, while remaining silent about this crude insult against the Sacred Person of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, the offensive piece received $15,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts, which includes tax payer dollars. How is that for a double standard?”

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property continues to organize protests and public acts of reparation. However, the liberal media has insisted on rendering the protests invisible to the public.

Please join the Catholic laity in prayer, penance, and reparation for these heinous acts of blasphemy and apostasy. We must console Our Lord – for the terrible insult which he is suffering, and for the way in which the American people at large have betrayed him.

 

[AFerri48]

What’s that word?

 

[Rhubarb]

It’s Immersion (P*** Christ)

 

[pnewton]

What’s that word?

Psychopath?

It sure isn’t art. This one stunt has attracted more publicity than this worthless excuse for an artist deserves.

 

[DeniseNY]

I do wonder about the mentality of anyone who considers this “art”

 

[josie_L]

What’s that word?

PiS* (the asterisk replaces the letter S)

 

[josie_L]

I’m bothered by this piece of . . . … art., but freedom of expression and all. I just wish they hadn’t used tax payers’ monies.

 

[EmeraldOak]

I just prayed this Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the EWTN website. I don’t know what else to do. If someone placed my picture in their urine it would hurt me deeply, and I didn’t even live and die for them. Poor Jesus.

*Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (official text)

Most sweet Jesus, You have bestowed on men the benefits of Your charity, but their ingratitude only responds with forgetfulness, negligence and spite. Thus here we prostrate ourselves before Your altar, inspired by the desire to make reparation through a special homage for their culpable indifference and the outrages which, in all ways, they oppress Your most loving Heart.

Nevertheless, we remember that we ourselves have been guilty of unworthy conduct in the past, and filled with profound sorrow, we implore Your mercy for us first of all. By voluntary expiation, we are ready to atone for the faults we have committed, ready also to expiate for those who, led astray from the way of salvation and remaining obstinate in their infidelity, refuse to follow You, their Shepherd and chief, thus throwing off the yoke of Your law and trampling the promises of their Baptism.

We would like to expiate for too many lamentable faults, making reparation for each of the following: our disorderly conduct, indecent fashions, scandalous corruption of innocent souls, profanation of Sundays and feasts, detestable blasphemies against You and against Your Saints, insults to your Vicar and to Your priests, reckless violations and odious sacrileges to the divine Sacrament of Your love, and finally the public sins of nations who revolt against the rights and authority of Your Church.

If only we could erase so many offenses with our own blood! At the least we wish to make reparation to Your outraged honor. We present to You even the satisfaction that You have offered to Your Father on the Cross, and the offering You have renewed each day on the altar. We present that sacrifice to You, accompanied with all the acts of atonement made by the Most Holy Virgin Your Mother, the Saints, and by faithful Christians. We promise You with all of our hearts, with the help of Your grace, to use all our means to do penance for our past faults and those of our neighbor. By the fervor of our faith, the purity of our life, and by perfect docility to the precepts of the Gospel, we desire to atone for the indifference toward such a great love, to which belongs all charity. We also promise You to make every effort to spare You new offenses and to lead the most souls possible to follow You.

Agreed, we offer You in this matter, O most good Jesus, by the intercession of the gracious Virgin Mary, Reparatrix, this spontaneous homage of expiation. Guard us until death, keeping us unshakably faithful to our duty and to Your service. Accord to us this precious gift of perseverance, which leads us finally to our native land where, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, You reign, God, forever and ever. Amen. *

 

[joeybaggz]

Sad, yes. But look at it this way, in the end, Our Lord will have the last word.

Shalom

 

[Cherripeeps]

I’m bothered by this piece of . . . … art., but freedom of expression and all. I just wish they hadn’t used tax payers’ monies.

Some people defend the ‘artwork’ using precisely that argument. Me, I think freedom of expression is important, but this type of actions should rather be treated as hate speech.

 

[Cherripeeps]

I just prayed this Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the EWTN website. I don’t know what else to do. If someone placed my picture in their urine it would hurt me deeply, and I didn’t even live and die for them. Poor Jesus.

Thank you for that. I’ve tried to do reparation by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It’s also a good idea to pray the Rosary and to do lots of voluntary acts of self-sacrifice and penance. Fasting also helps.

 

[omgriley]

I just prayed this Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the EWTN website. I don’t know what else to do. If someone placed my picture in their urine it would hurt me deeply, and I didn’t even live and die for them. Poor Jesus.

*Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (official text) *

Most sweet Jesus, You have bestowed on men the benefits of Your charity, but their ingratitude only responds with forgetfulness, negligence and spite. Thus here we prostrate ourselves before Your altar, inspired by the desire to make reparation through a special homage for their culpable indifference and the outrages which, in all ways, they oppress Your most loving Heart.

Nevertheless, we remember that we ourselves have been guilty of unworthy conduct in the past, and filled with profound sorrow, we implore Your mercy for us first of all. By voluntary expiation, we are ready to atone for the faults we have committed, ready also to expiate for those who, led astray from the way of salvation and remaining obstinate in their infidelity, refuse to follow You, their Shepherd and chief, thus throwing off the yoke of Your law and trampling the promises of their Baptism.

We would like to expiate for too many lamentable faults, making reparation for each of the following: our disorderly conduct, indecent fashions, scandalous corruption of innocent souls, profanation of Sundays and feasts, detestable blasphemies against You and against Your Saints, insults to your Vicar and to Your priests, reckless violations and odious sacrileges to the divine Sacrament of Your love, and finally the public sins of nations who revolt against the rights and authority of Your Church.

If only we could erase so many offenses with our own blood! At the least we wish to make reparation to Your outraged honor. We present to You even the satisfaction that You have offered to Your Father on the Cross, and the offering You have renewed each day on the altar. We present that sacrifice to You, accompanied with all the acts of atonement made by the Most Holy Virgin Your Mother, the Saints, and by faithful Christians. We promise You with all of our hearts, with the help of Your grace, to use all our means to do penance for our past faults and those of our neighbor. By the fervor of our faith, the purity of our life, and by perfect docility to the precepts of the Gospel, we desire to atone for the indifference toward such a great love, to which belongs all charity. We also promise You to make every effort to spare You new offenses and to lead the most souls possible to follow You.

Agreed, we offer You in this matter, O most good Jesus, by the intercession of the gracious Virgin Mary, Reparatrix, this spontaneous homage of expiation. Guard us until death, keeping us unshakably faithful to our duty and to Your service. Accord to us this precious gift of perseverance, which leads us finally to our native land where, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, You reign, God, forever and ever. Amen.

I can’t thank you enough for posting this. Please, everyone take a few moments and pray this.

Today let’s all reflect on Christ’s Passion and pray for the conversion of Mr. Serrano.

 

[tawny]

I just prayed this Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the EWTN website. I don’t know what else to do. If someone placed my picture in their urine it would hurt me deeply, and I didn’t even live and die for them. Poor Jesus.

*Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (official text) *

Most sweet Jesus, You have bestowed on men the benefits of Your charity, but their ingratitude only responds with forgetfulness, negligence and spite. Thus here we prostrate ourselves before Your altar, inspired by the desire to make reparation through a special homage for their culpable indifference and the outrages which, in all ways, they oppress Your most loving Heart.

Nevertheless, we remember that we ourselves have been guilty of unworthy conduct in the past, and filled with profound sorrow, we implore Your mercy for us first of all. By voluntary expiation, we are ready to atone for the faults we have committed, ready also to expiate for those who, led astray from the way of salvation and remaining obstinate in their infidelity, refuse to follow You, their Shepherd and chief, thus throwing off the yoke of Your law and trampling the promises of their Baptism.

We would like to expiate for too many lamentable faults, making reparation for each of the following: our disorderly conduct, indecent fashions, scandalous corruption of innocent souls, profanation of Sundays and feasts, detestable blasphemies against You and against Your Saints, insults to your Vicar and to Your priests, reckless violations and odious sacrileges to the divine Sacrament of Your love, and finally the public sins of nations who revolt against the rights and authority of Your Church.

If only we could erase so many offenses with our own blood! At the least we wish to make reparation to Your outraged honor. We present to You even the satisfaction that You have offered to Your Father on the Cross, and the offering You have renewed each day on the altar. We present that sacrifice to You, accompanied with all the acts of atonement made by the Most Holy Virgin Your Mother, the Saints, and by faithful Christians. We promise You with all of our hearts, with the help of Your grace, to use all our means to do penance for our past faults and those of our neighbor. By the fervor of our faith, the purity of our life, and by perfect docility to the precepts of the Gospel, we desire to atone for the indifference toward such a great love, to which belongs all charity. We also promise You to make every effort to spare You new offenses and to lead the most souls possible to follow You.

Agreed, we offer You in this matter, O most good Jesus, by the intercession of the gracious Virgin Mary, Reparatrix, this spontaneous homage of expiation. Guard us until death, keeping us unshakably faithful to our duty and to Your service. Accord to us this precious gift of perseverance, which leads us finally to our native land where, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, You reign, God, forever and ever. Amen.

Amen, praying with you.

 

[Sarcelle]

Thank you for that. I’ve tried to do reparation by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It’s also a good idea to pray the Rosary and to do lots of voluntary acts of self-sacrifice and penance. Fasting also helps.

I can do fasting and Divine Mercy chapter on my part.

 

[todoeldiapulpin]

Hello. In the following article a philosopher and a culture expert talk about this photograph:
quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=mqr;c=mqr;c=mqrarchive;idno=act2080.0052.415;g=mqrg;rgn=main;view=text;xc=1
Hope this helps. Blessings.

 

[FirstFiveEighth]

Aside from the blasphemy, its pretty sad that items like this are considered and promoted as the pinnacle of modern art. What a depressing world this would be if past “great” art had praised viciousness and spite. Can anyone imagine looking back and thinking, “Remember that Michaelangelo guy? He sure did a great job sculpting Moses with poo on his head. Or how about Beethoven? That man sure did make some great derogatory music about the French!”

 

[AFerri48]

PiS* (the asterisk replaces the letter S)

Thought came to my head, but I was confused because I never saw thought as a word that had to be covered up.

 

[Sparkythedog]

Has anyone considered that Jesus might find this artwork funny?

Jesus is always given attributes like infinite love or mercy, but I rarely ever hear about his infinite sense of humor. I’d think the Lord and Savior of the universe who is also the one omnipotent creator, God, would have the ability to laugh at himself from time to time.

If I were him, I’d certainly find it funny.

 

[josie_L]

Has anyone considered that Jesus might find this artwork funny?

Jesus is always given attributes like infinite love or mercy, but I rarely ever hear about his infinite sense of humor. I’d think the Lord and Savior of the universe who is also the one omnipotent creator, God, would have the ability to laugh at himself from time to time.

If I were him, I’d certainly find it funny.

I’m not sure if this is humourous though, but nevertheless, I don’t think Jesus is fuming about it either.

 

[PRmerger]

Has anyone considered that Jesus might find this artwork funny?

Jesus is always given attributes like infinite love or mercy, but I rarely ever hear about his infinite sense of humor.

What’s your definition of “infinite sense of humor”?