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Checking out Jesus's package
Excerpt:
Churchgoers are outraged over a crucifix in a
Catholic church they say shows Jesus with exposed genitalia.
Janet Jaime is the artist who designed the crucifix
hanging in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
She was unavailable for comment, but her husband
said critics are misinterpreting a common religious icon.
"This isn't just a subjective drawing. This is
a historical icon of the church,” said Reggie Jaime, husband of Janet Jaime,
an Oklahoma City iconographer commissioned by
the church to design the crucifix. “I can't help what you see in things,
or she sees in things, or anyone.”
The church's pastor, Father Phillip Seeton, referred
questions Wednesday to the Oklahoma City Archdiocese.
Monsignor Edward Weisenburger, a pillar of courage,
said he has no problems with the crucifix and referred
specific questions back to Seeton.
Critics of the crucifix take issue with what appears to be a large penis covering the abdominal area.
Molly Jenkins said she attended a funeral at the church recently and immediately noticed the crucifix.
“I wish my husband was that large,” said Jenkins,
who is not Catholic.