Cutesy Religious Imagery
The Marmot's Hole yesterday posted a photo with intolerably cute images of Buddha on lanterns (and a link to some decent Buddhist art) in this post: Happy Buddha's Birthday.
I'm not sure why this is, but it seems that many Koreans want their religious icons to look like cartoon characters.
Catholicism is not an exception, sadly. This is the image my parish, 이동성당, chose to represent Pentecost on its website:
To be fair, my parish does link to some solid devotional Catholic art, like this holy card:
The Marmot's Hole yesterday posted a photo with intolerably cute images of Buddha on lanterns (and a link to some decent Buddhist art) in this post: Happy Buddha's Birthday.
I'm not sure why this is, but it seems that many Koreans want their religious icons to look like cartoon characters.
Catholicism is not an exception, sadly. This is the image my parish, 이동성당, chose to represent Pentecost on its website:
To be fair, my parish does link to some solid devotional Catholic art, like this holy card:
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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