why is there so much hate towards Catholics?

But from a historical side jesus was from a back water province. was poor, probably unkempt. This might be a pretty realistic idea of what poor galileans dressed like. Especially in contrast to the high societal standing of Pilate dressed in his nice robes.

I know this was not probably the intent of the artist, but isn't liveing a Christian faith supposed to b slightly scary? look at what Jesus challenged us to do.

i doa gree that this painting is very iconoclastic, but I do not think it is nessecarily antiChristian. I find great comfort when I remember that Jesus faced many of the same temptations (as all humans do) I face day to day.

 

nah he looks antagonistic to me, and the way the artist depicted him, If you hadn't told me it was Jesus I would assume it was some sort of dark entity.


but that's the beauty of art huh? same picture, two totally different views.

 

Ummm....Should I change my sig pic ?

 

No. It has caused a great discussion. I really like it.

 

Yeah, I really like it too.
Especially because my man JC is in the dark and Pilate is in the light. I love the position of Pilate's hand. He doesnt look bad or anything . It just looks like he's trying to figure things out. Quod est veritas, right ?
And Jesus looks so peaceful and calm and free, yet tired and poor and dirty. Like theres no need for him to say anything...

Okay, I'm babbling now. Lol.

:leaving:

 

I think Jesus looks pissed off!

I bet he never would have imagined that spreading his word would have involved killing so many people!

 

I think he looks a little pissed off too ... in fact a look of contempt. Heaven knows what Pilate is saying to him?

 

yeah that's what i was thinking liquidlight.


btw, maybe Im stupid but what does "quod est veritas" mean?

 

You dont know Latin ? Oh I'm so disappointed.

Quod est veritas ? = What is truth ?

 

"What is Truth"...

 

I had the "is truth" part figured out.

"quod" was throwing me for a loop though.

 

It also seems like the artist cleaned jesus up a little bit in this painting. Upon meeting pilate for the first time, Jesus was already beaten and bloody to a pulp almost.

 

I don't understand it, but I do know it exists. My dad is Catholic (my two youngest brothers were recently baptized), so I know a bit about Catholicism. It doesn't seem like a faith that deserves to be hated.