Makers of the annual Orthodox priest calendar are upping the ante for 2016, releasing some of the raciest and most risqué images in the calendar’s four-year history.
The hunky Italian models posing as Orthodox priests have provided the calendar with global attention since 2012, so this year, calendar organizers are putting the priests in extra-frisky scenarios and using the appeal to push a very strong message against hate.
“Art has long been one of the main channels for social change,” said press representative Magdalena De Iona. “What we stand for is true love and free will. And that makes us think one day we will find common ground, in a better world.”
Take the cover shot, for instance — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Patriarch Kirill I are depicted as each other’s brides in briefs and skimpy lingerie. Because why not?
Scroll down for more sinfully hot scenes:
Glücklich
I want the Eastern Orthodox priest in the laundromat to give me rug burn with that beard.
sportsguy1983
Disrespectful
Billy Budd
WONDERFUL. There has to be some kind of confrontation. Who cares if it is disrespectful? THEY disrespect us every day.
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I’m neither huge fan of the Russian government nor the Orthodox Church. However, I do find the calendar photos of poor taste.
jeff1370
Hot guys with priests bad. priests with young boys fine?
edwardnvirginia
ANTI-human rights OLIGARCHS – in government – like Putin, and a thousand other political officials/leaders – and in religious affairs – like the Russian Patriarch, and a thousand off bishops, priests, imams, caliphs, rabbis, preachers, etc – MAKE A ‘FETISH’ OF LGBTQ and others (calling them ‘demons’, ‘anti-christ’, ‘infidels’, ‘pagans’, ‘worthy of death’, etc ) SO these artists CAN MAKE A FETISH of these OLIGARCHS.
However, we also must admit that they are profoundly offensive to many Orthodox and others.
BUT, are not offenses against human rights equally – or more – offensive?
What is the solution: ALL people learn to honor and protect EVERYONE else’s human rights! LGBTQ need to learn this lesson too, since we’ve known VERY MANY LGBTQ who are hateful and offensive to other’s human rights.
charlie_jackpot
Pic 4 looks like a crime scene….
Bauhaus
@Glücklich:
You’re telling me! I could take up residence in that beard.
Xzamilio
BLASPHEMY!!!
I need more.
jkb
@edwardnvirginia: actually, I think the first one in white looks like Putin…just sayin’
Joel Quinones
Hmm. Gonna have to think about that one.
mikehipp
@sportsguy1983: Aye, right – as if the church respects gay people or ever will? Gotcha.
youarekiddingme
@edwardnvirginia: Only difference is, this is merely art. The anti-human rights we receive are REAL! Most are from the RIGHT-WING, RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES (like these being made fun of). Oh well, I guess all the artist is doing is poking fun at them. These religious nut-jobs are busy denying us our basic human rights. I think they can be big boys (and girls) and handle it!
Sam D. Maloney
Meh… It’s a beef cake calendar with out a whole lot of beef cake. What’s the appeal here? That some of them are pretending to be Priests? I suppose that’s a fetish for some, doesn’t really do much for me.
Joe
Not hot at all. Disgusting to say the least.
ingyaom
Why is that guy wearing a rosary. Don’t they realize those are prayer beads, not a necklace? Maybe eastern orthodox x-tians don’t have those, so they don’t know what they are.
terry2
I AM AN ARTIST – 73 YEARS OLD – SO I CAN WTH TRUTH SAY I HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED A “HELL” OF A LOT OF “HEAVENLY ” CREATIONS AND CREATORS. PARADOX – NOTHING EXCEPT PARADOX – ONLY THE IMPOSSIBLE CONUNDRUM OF A PARADOX – THAT UNSOLVABLE PUZZLEMENT – GIVES LIFE TO A WORK OF ART.
IT FORCES THE VIEWER – TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT – AND A NEW EXPERIENCE OF LIFE – LIVING – BEGINS.THE ARTIST’S DREAM CUMS ALIVE WHEN ANOTHER PERSON SHARES IT – SURRENDERS TO ITS EMBRACE – FALLS UNDER ITS MAGIC SPELL OF LOVE.
THE SPIRIT IS A SPARK THAT FREES THE HEART AND MIND DRIVING ITS VICTIM – THE CREATIVE PERSON THROUGH ITS PHANTASMAGORIC DREAMS OF FOREVER.LETTING GO AND STEPPING TO THE OTHER SIDE – THE SIDE OF IMPOSSIBILITIES – EGO SWIMS IN AN INFINITELY ORNATE OCEAN OF GOD’S – THE CREATIVE – IMAGINATIONS.
THE MADNESSES AN ARTIST EXPERIENCES SHARING THE DREAMS OF GOD NORMALS ARE SAVED FROM.
FEW EVER GET THERE – FEW SURVIVE THE JOURNEY – FEWER SURVIVE THE FINAL EXPERIENCE – THE TEST OF BEING ABLE TO LIVE IT
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THIS VIDEO IS A MARVEL – A MAGIC.TRUTH SO BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL I HAD TO TRY TO TELL YOU SO.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR IMAGINATION – IT IS A GIFT THIS FEARFUL UNIMAGINATIVE WORLD NEEDS.
IT IS A SHOT OF LOVE GIVING A SPARK OF LIFE TO A DYING IF NOT ALREADY DEAD WORLD.
IT IS YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO BREATHE LIFE INTO THE WORLD AND AWAKEN THE SLEEPING SOUL WE THOUGHT HAD DIED.
SO MANY ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU CAN DO.
MAGIC.
darkanser
I don’t know how they knew it but someone knows I have a fetish for bearded men.