Horror for families as painting of a crucified Santa is displayed on New York’s Fifth Avenue in front of shoppers rushing to get their last Christmas gifts
Robert Cenedella took his painting – depicting Santa Claus hanging from a cross – to St. Patrick’s cathedral in Manhattan, New York, on Sunday night
People were annoyed with the image and felt that it was trying to put a damper on the holiday
‘You have to be a real piece of crap to try to ruin Christmas for children and families coming out of Mass,’ said Councilman Joe Borelli
Cenedella shared with the Post that ‘the painting had been considered controversial from the outset but for the wrong reasons’
The painting had been hanging in the Central Park Fine Arts gallery this week but was yanked after only 48 hours
By MATTHEW WRIGHT
DAILYMAIL.COM
25 December 2017
Holiday cheer was put on hold while people angrily looked over an artist’s painting at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Christmas Eve that they’ve deemed ‘sacrilegious’.
Robert Cenedella took his painting – depicting Santa Claus hanging from a cross – to the Manhattan, New York, cathedral to the dismay of those looking to indulge their Christmas spirit.
‘You have to be a real piece of crap to try to ruin Christmas for children and families coming out of Mass,’ said Councilman Joe Borelli to the New York Post.
‘For shame!’
The painting, which shows St. Nick over a pile of presents and Christmas paraphanelia, had already been removed from a gallery in the area because of the number of complaints it had received.
But for those looking to attend Midnight Mass, the painting was far more than an eye sore.
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