March 31, 2007
CHURCH TO HOTEL: STICK WITH CHOCOLATE BUNNIES
A midtown hotel got an earful from the Catholic Church this week, when the contents of a planned art exhibit became public. Artist Cosimo Cavallaro was scheduled to display his piece "My Sweet Lord" at the Roger Smith Hotel on 47th St. and Lexington Avenue before New York's archbishop objected. The sculpture was a six-foot-tall representation of a naked Jesus, made out of chocolate The Catholic League's President, Bill Donohue, is not a fan of edible iconography:
The Catholic League had said it was highly offensive to display a sculpture of Jesus with "his genitals exposed" and invite the public to eat it.
"The Roger Smith Hotel will rue the day it sought to declare war on Christian sensibilities," said Donahue.
The hotel cancelled the exhibition.
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