"truly hideous!!!! Who would want this???!!!
Look at the weird Jesus in the wreckage of the towers! WHO IN THE WORLD thought this up???"
Ok, slow down judgey. What they're talking about is...
The 9/11 Rosary. Which, I think is an appropriate name for it considering it appears to be an act of religious terrorism.
Yes, it's a Rosary which commemorates the horror of sadness of the attacks of september 11th by worshiping the act as some kind of strange American religion holiday, equating the crucifixion of Our Lord with a tragic attack using the crucifix and beads. The Crucifix is the "Cross" that was found in the wreckage. Now, ok, here's the deal, I'm all for the ground zero cross because it was/is a sign that God identifies with suffering, not because He's watched it, but because He felt it. But. Ok, you DONT GET TO REPLACE THE CRUCIFIX WITH IT.
Each of the 50 beads has a name of a state on them. The OF beads have OL of Grace. It doesn't feel like idolatry at all.
And this is the center medal. Which appears to be Jesus BURSTING out of the twin towers wreckage like it was some sort of weird egg He was incubating in.
Congrats, Ghirelli's 9/11 Remembrance Rosary, you are officially the most horrifying thing I've ever seen.But it here for the person you hate more than anyone else.
To top it off, it's 60 bucks! I thought it was probably one of those cheap, guilt-inducing freebies one always receives in the mail and then you don't know what to do with. Oy.
ReplyDeleteIf you go to the website they also can't spell "First Comunion" (their spelling) properly. Oy indeed!
ReplyDeleteWow, you made me famous. And to think, I discovered the worst thing you've ever seen!!!! I love your write-up, it's spot on: especially the part about Jesus rising from the wreckage like a weird egg he was incubating in. Ha ha ha!
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