New Pope John Paul II sculpture unveiled in Warsaw

An unusual sculpture depicting Pope John Paul II holding up a meteorite was unveiled in Warsaw on Thursday — an artistic response to a controversial statue showing the rock striking down the late pope.

Jerzy Kalina’s installation outside the National Museum, titled “Poisoned Source”, shows the Polish pope holding the meteorite high over a pool of red water representing blood.

The installation has already prompted online derision and criticism from art commentators who said it simply reflects the ultra-Catholic outlook of Poland’s populist government.

One image shared on social media transforms the statue into a depiction of a plane passenger trying to put a suitcase into an overhead compartment, while another showed people fleeing the advance of a giant version of the statue.

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