German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ infuriates the faithful

Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paper

A Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a Christmas Eve mass shown on national television featuring a “slime Jesus”.

The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary’s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a foetal position and covered with sticky rice paper.