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The Orthodox Calendar Is Back And Controversial As Ever!

After you see this new production of the famed Orthodox Calendar you are going to wish the year had more that twelve months! The Romanians creators of this polemic calendar have decided to name it “Sancta Paraphilia” and in terms of beautiful bodies and thought-provoking imagery we think they have topped the one they released last year. The name in Latin alludes to an alleged sacred condition found in non-traditional sex practices.

“ The calendar is the brainchild of a group composed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former communist region.”

Chock full of hunky European men and religious iconography the photos are not only a source of controversy for that juxtaposition but also because this year they explicitly target renowned homophones like Russian president Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Patriarch Kirill I in their pages. The creators stress that the purpose of the calendar and their primary intention, is an artistic effort, with an ironic approach, against homophobia in the Orthodox Church not intended to be used for religious purposes but as a starting point for a necessary conversation. Do you think they succeeded? Tell us in the comments!

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