Jesus is...naked?

What is there to do in Rome on a weekday afternoon? Go see a statue of a naked Jesus! As crazy as it sounds...there is actually one of the few naked statues of Jesus in one of the churches here in Rome. Kelsey is taking a class on Italian Renaissance Art and after telling us (as in the roommates) about this spectacle we decided we had to go see! After stopping by the Pantheon, which is right next to the church the statue is in, we went and saw for ourselves an interesting depiction of God's Son. The statue is in the church of Maria Sopra Minerva and was sculpted by the talented Michelangelo himself! Today you can see the statue but a loin cloth was put over Jesus' private area after one of the priests of the church was outraged that Jesus was actually naked. And that's the naked truth for ya!

The Pantheon, so dramatic!

Inside the Pantheon.

This is the same view that people of ancient Rome would see looking outside the Pantheon (minus the buildings).

The outside of the church of Maria Sopra Minerva. It looked so plain from the outside but that was not the case on the inside!

An elephant statue that adorns the square outside the church.

The inside of the church!

Jesus!