In South Dakota, I believe it is, on a reservation, is a small Church or a Chapel with an amazing life-sized Crucified Christ, on cross. He’s Native American. I’ve seen them as Pacific rim Asian and sub-Saharan African. I guess it’s possible Jesus could have been pretty dark, or had somewhat Asian features, but Native American is out of the running. Still, it’s a wonderful Crucifix.Heretic? Who are the sisters of loretto? are they recognized by the Church? This interests me as we have a group of “bendictine nuns” who have a statue of a female woman entitled “Christa” as in female Christ… Our bishop knows about it but hasn’t done anything about it. I asked our parish priest why and he just says that it’s a touchy subject.
The Second Person of the Trinity was spirit, but took on flesh and entered creation 2000 years ago. The Second Person of the Trinity was spirit, but he was born and his Mother Mary named him Jesus, and has been Jesus the man ever since.In South Dakota, I believe it is, on a reservation, is a small Church or a Chapel with an amazing life-sized Crucified Christ, on cross. He’s Native American. I’ve seen them as Pacific rim Asian and sub-Saharan African. I guess it’s possible Jesus could have been pretty dark, or had somewhat Asian features, but Native American is out of the running. Still, it’s a wonderful Crucifix.
I don’t have need of a woman as Christ representation. But it doesn’t bother me, particularly, if some do. There are, after all, only two genders to chose from, and culture absolutely mandated that God come to us in male form. **But God is Spirit, including as the 2nd Person of the Trinity. **
I don’t want a genderless or female Christ on a Cross for a lot of reasons. But a Resurrected Christ? Not that fussed. Not sure what your little picture is of. Perhaps a link to the original?
Culture also absolutely mandated that Jesus NOT speak to or have anything to do with Samaritan women and look how that turned out.…culture absolutely mandated that God come to us in male form.
Sorry Tim, but the Incarnation did not altar the substance of the Trinity. God exists outside of time and space and is unchanging in person and character. The Incarnation was a big deal for humanity, but was not an alteration of who God is. When you speak of how God the Son “was” before the Incarnation and changed afterwards, that just can’t be so. Maybe I’m misunderstanding you on that, but that’s how it sounds in your post.The Second Person of the Trinity was spirit, but took on flesh and entered creation 2000 years ago. The Second Person of the Trinity was spirit, but he was born and his Mother Mary named him Jesus, and has been Jesus the man ever since.
I’m not arguing male/femal but spirit/human.
Jesus Christ - the Second Person of the Trinity - was true God and true man and continues to be True God and true man. That did not stop when he ascended into heaven.
-Tim-