tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post4968311780596679748..comments2023-12-18T03:54:34.700-05:00Comments on RockyCat: The Catholics have all the good stuffrockygracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-57100539860286929882009-12-22T08:25:01.442-05:002009-12-22T08:25:01.442-05:00So Christ ripped his own heart out? Or did somebo...So Christ ripped his own heart out? Or did somebody rip it out for him? Man, this whole religion thing is effed up.rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33288643.post-17431605315435579162009-12-21T16:43:01.986-05:002009-12-21T16:43:01.986-05:00Nerd alert! Did you know that all those realistic ...Nerd alert! Did you know that all those realistic "looks like it just was extracted from his chest" hearts that grace the depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus come to us by virtue of the recently conquered Aztecs? Those were some people who knew what a real live beating heart looked like, since they practiced heart extraction as their form of blood sacrifice. Anyhow, it turns out that this was a much more compelling way to depict the noble sacrifice Christ (the crucifixion just looked like torture, you know?) and so that was adopted by New World Catholics and then went back across to Europe as an iconic image in the 17th century.<br /><br />Yes, Catholics have some delightfully weird religious art. So do the orthodox branches...<br /><br />Sent your card out today. Hope it gets there by Christmas.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745260466541309506noreply@blogger.com