An exhibition titled 'The Coming of the Lord' has caused controversy at the San Carlos Academy of UNAM, located in the Historic Center of Mexico City. The artworks displayed, created by the Chiapan artist Fabián Cháirez, combine religious elements with scenes of a sexual nature and double entendre language, generating controversy among certain groups of people, especially among believers and Catholics.
The exhibition, which will be open to the public until March 7, has gone viral on social media due to the offense it has caused to some sectors of society. Various personalities, including ultra-conservative politicians such as Eduardo Verástegui, Lilly Téllez, and Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala, along with businesspeople and Catholics, have expressed their outrage over Cháirez's paintings, considering that they mock their beliefs.
The Christian Lawyers Association has filed a complaint against Fabián Cháirez for his work 'The Coming of the Lord', claiming that more than 9,000 Catholics have supported this legal action, considering the paintings an offense to the Catholic community and Mexicans in general. In a statement, they argue that the artist deliberately seeks to challenge Christian morality and provoke believers through his works.
The lawyers point out that the exhibition at UNAM represents an insult to the church and all the faithful, accusing the institution of promoting disrespectful practices against believers. They consider that Cháirez's work goes beyond freedom of expression and constitutes a direct attack on the faith of millions of Catholics, questioning the fact that a public institution is supporting content that goes against religious beliefs.
