St Albans Cathedral will replace traditional Nativity scene featuring Virgin Mary with a painting of the Last Supper featuring a black Jesus in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The Dean has agreed to install the 9ft piece of artwork on the altar from July 4
He conceded that the church is in a weak position to preach about racial justice
Artist Lorna May Wadsworth casts a Jamaican-born model as Christ in painting
It comes after Justin Welby urged Church to reconsider notion Christ was white
By Jack Elsom For Mailonline
Published: 05:54 EDT, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 11:51 EDT, 30 June 2020
A painting of the Last Supper featuring a black Jesus will replace a Nativity scene at St Albans Cathedral to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
The Dean has agreed to install the 9ft piece of artwork on the altar after conceding that the church is in a weak position to preach about racial justice.
Titled A Last Supper, the painting reworks Da Vinci's renowned 15th century mural by casting a Jamaican-born model as Christ.
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