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and an exhibit in the Austrian Cardinal’s art gallery. 

When I was in 5th grade an unidentified fellow student drew an obscene picture on the back of a holy card Sr. Hiltrude distributed to the class.  We never found out who did the drawing, but I had my suspicions, as did my other classmates.  The drawing was crude, although it might be considered art today.  Especially by the curators of the Dommuseum of Vienna, the art gallery attached to the Cathedral of St. Stephen, and adjacent to the Archbishop’s palace of Christoph Cardinal Schonborn.

The Marxist artist, Alfred Hrdlicka (no, the last name is not a joke) is featured in a one man exhibition of his work, entitled, “Religion, Flesh, and Power”.  His heavy-handed, ‘Teutonic’ style  is decidely homo-erotic; compositions depicting Christ and the disciples engaged in homosexual sex acts.  (The ’art’ is similar to the gay grafitti a man might see in a public restroom.)   Gloria Television produced a short video of the works here.

“Dommuseum Director Bernhard Böhler said visitors asked “in a more or less emotional way” why the Apostles are depicted engaged in sex with one another.  According to the director, the artist responded, ‘There were no women around.’” - Religion and Spirituality.   

Arrogant response.

Photo: The artist, Hrdlicka.

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And Divine Mercy Sunday

There are some priests and bishops, as well as faithful, who see no need for the institution of the feast of Divine Mercy on the Second Sunday of Easter.  Many consider it an innovation and out of character for the Easter season.  Yet when Our Lord requested the feast, he never asked that anything be changed as far as the liturgical prayers or readings and offices.  In essence, the very least our Lord asked for is that the Second Sunday of Easter be designated as the feast of Divine Mercy.  The conditions for recieving the great pardon/indulgence differ little from what the Church has always required of Catholics during Eastertide for centuries. 

Essentially, the Second Sunday of Easter is the perfect occasion for a Catholic to fulfill his Easter duty.  Canon Law defines it as such:

Canon 920 - 1. Once admitted to the blessed Eucharist, each of th faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year.

2.  This precept must be fulfilled during the paschal time, unless for a good reason it is fulfilled at another time during the year.

Contrast this with what Our Lord revealed to St. Faustina:

The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion (on that day) shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 699) 

So yeah, the objections to the feast seem to me to be pretty lame.

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