Cheap laffs

[charlie]

An important 4th century addition to Catholic antiquities is discovered:

Twenty-first century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty catacombs beneath Rome to a startling find: the first known icons of the apostles Peter and Paul.
...

"The Christian catacombs, while giving us value with a religious and cultural patrimony, represent an eloquent and significant testimony of Christianity at its origin," said Monsignor Giovanni Carru, the No. 2 in the Vatican's Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology, which maintains the catacombs.

Another "significant testimony of Christianity at its origin" is mentioned in passing:

But the gem is on the ceiling, where the four apostles are painted inside gold-rimmed circles against a red-ochre backdrop. The ceiling is also decorated with geometric designs, and the cornices feature images of naked youths.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_archaeology

[onager]

1. Thanks! I'm so evil...

That this phrase jumped out and smacked me in the head, just before I read "naked youths:"

...gold-rimmed circles against a red-ochre backdrop.

I must go right over to R/T, and get an interpretation of that symbolism from one of the Learned Theologians.

[charlie]

2. onager!

:spray: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

The Vatican just got Godse'd?

[charlie]

3. Cheap laffs #2: The "Fuck Off Jesus" meme

Those saccharine "He is always with you" illustrations, now captioned to make Jesus an annoying pest.

[laconicsax]

4. lol

[ZombieHorde]

5. Funny. nt

[onager]

6. "Freebird!"

:rofl:

Thanks.

[awoke_in_2003]

8. we all know...

jesus would have requested "Stairway to Heaven"

[trotsky]

7. NICE!

:rofl:

[Soylent Brice]

9. i'm in tears.

ugh... my side hurts.

:rofl:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. Ahhh, so BOFH actually means Bastard Operator From HEAVEN, uh?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

11. Much more here:

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jesus-is-a-jerk