The 52m Jesus is made of plater and fibreglass. Upon its completion, Father Zawadzki told the Warsaw Business Journal, “This is the culmination of my life’s work as a priest. I felt inspired to fulfil Jesus’ will, and today I give thanks to him for allowing me to fulfil his will.”
Meanwhile, Radio Poland quoted the town’s mayor as saying Radio Poland quoted Dariusz Bekisz as saying, “More people will visit Swiebodzin and leave their money.” But hey, everyone’s allowed to have their own personal relationship with the Saviour. [CNN via
glennc
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 12:40 PMdoesn’t matter how big they build it doesn’t make it come true
MDolley
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 1:08 PM“Hi honey. What did you do at work today”
“Gave Jesus head”
Nodeity
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 2:50 PMOK,.. How much did this absurdity cost, last time I checked, Poland wasn’t exactly an economic powerhouse? Even if I was religous, which I’m not! I wouldn’t think of Poland as the place to go visit an absurdly expensive statue of a deity.
Ania Wronski
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 3:52 PMActually being Polish – They are a tad bit obsessed with Catholicism.. so yes, I think they would assume that everyone would want to see it.
Stew
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 4:11 PMBest tax write-off ever
yuri_nahl
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 4:44 PMIf only it would have had a “crown of thorns”,Some lucky gardener could have had gainful employment pruning whatever kind of vine was used as the thorns. Or, if it were mounted on railway tracks, have a statue of Pontius Pilate chasing it around in a circle.
Simon Reidy
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 5:07 PMWhat a waste of money. Build a giant Einstein or Stephen Hawking instead. You know, somebody real that has accomplished something.
yuri_nahl
Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 3:39 PMWhat a pity it’s not “animatronic”. If it were, It could guide whole cities while they were doing their aerobics, kind of like a giant Fiberglas and plaster Richard Simmons. Again, mounted on railway tracks, it could do a circle all around Poland, and try to improve general health. Doing “jumping jacks”, “running in place”, stuff like that. If some enterprising investor would pay for a few pumps, it could have “stigmata” and blast blood colored water out of holes in its’ hands and feet.
When it was going past a convent, one eye could wink, so the nuns would feel needed. Care would have to be taken so the eyes wouldn’t cross up and look stupid. Lastly, a huge sound system should be built into it so it can say in every language, “Give me your money!”