Chocolate Easter Crosses - Your Opinion?

[churl]

A mass-produced chocolate cross is being sold this Easter by Russell Stover Candies Inc. in about 5,000 stores nationwide.

I read on MSN today and saw this comment:
Chomping on a plain chocolate cross is offensive to Joseph McAleer, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese in Bridgeport, Conn.
"The cross should be venerated, not eaten, nor tossed casually in an Easter basket beside the jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps," he said. "It's insulting."

Open to thoughts and opinions?

 

[selfintercession]

A mass-produced chocolate cross is being sold this Easter by Russell Stover Candies Inc. in about 5,000 stores nationwide.

I read on MSN today and saw this comment:
Chomping on a plain chocolate cross is offensive to Joseph McAleer, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese in Bridgeport, Conn.
"The cross should be venerated, not eaten, nor tossed casually in an Easter basket beside the jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps," he said. "It's insulting."

Open to thoughts and opinions?

Personally, I kind of agree with that guy. The cross shouldn't be commercialized and treated as candy. That symbol brought enormous pain to the Son of God, why should it bring us fleshy pleasure? The cross should be a joyous symbol in and of itself. Also... I don't really like the idea of atheists etc. who just "do Easter" for their kids chowing down on it

 

[Epiphanygirl]

Personally, I kind of agree with that guy. The cross shouldn't be commercialized and treated as candy. That symbol brought enormous pain to the Son of God, why should it bring us fleshy pleasure? The cross should be a joyous symbol in and of itself. Also... I don't really like the idea of atheists etc. who just "do Easter" for their kids chowing down on it

I totally agree! Choclate crosses should be a no-no just for the plain aspect of respect of our faith, what's next, chocolate saint statues?

 

[selfintercession]

I totally agree! Choclate crosses should be a no-no just for the plain aspect of respect of our faith, what's next, chocolate saint statues?

lol Well at World Youth Day a couple of years ago, they sold what was called "Pope on a Rope" which was a bar of soap in the shape of the pope... on a rope...

It's all very "tsk tsk"

 

[Alexis OCA]

I've always preferred the milk chocolate. Dark is much too bitter.
This is not something new. It's been around for years.

 

[Epiphanygirl]

lol Well at World Youth Day a couple of years ago, they sold what was called "Pope on a Rope" which was a bar of soap in the shape of the pope... on a rope...

It's all very "tsk tsk"

good grief, some people will make a buck off of anything huh?

 

[selfintercession]

good grief, some people will make a buck off of anything huh?

No kidding! I couldn't imagine actually using that soap... I'd be worried about freak accidents for the next little while if I did!

 

[Veritas]

Chocolate is good. Crosses are good. Therefore, chocolate Crosses are good. The Church teaches that nothing in and of itself is bad or evil; only it's application. Eating a chocolate Cross is not a bad thing as long as the intent is not disrespectful. I would rather see a chocolate Cross for Easter than a chocolate bunny. Which better represents our faith?

 

[Brother Simon]

Chocolate is good. Crosses are good. Therefore, chocolate Crosses are good. The Church teaches that nothing in and of itself is bad or evil; only it's application. Eating a chocolate Cross is not a bad thing as long as the intent is not disrespectful. I would rather see a chocolate Cross for Easter than a chocolate bunny. Which better represents our faith?

I agree with this. It's a good change from chocolate Easter bunnies. I don't find chocolate crosses offensive, rather, I find the shifting away from Jesus on such an important date offensive.

With love,
Simon

 

[Veritas]

I've always preferred the milk chocolate. Dark is much too bitter.
This is not something new. It's been around for years.

Hey....dark chocolate is real chocolate. Milk chocolate is a watered-down, sissy substitute. We chocolate connoisseurs prefer dark to milk because it is the essense of what chocolate really is with no dilution. With high-end chocolate, there is a surprising amount of variety and flavour differences.

 

[BAChristian]

I'm more upset that they don't have a layer of peanuts over them or something...

 

[Monica02]

We put our chocolate crosses in the freezer and reuse them every year. Not because we have any objection to eating them, it is just that they can be difficult to find. Stores around here used to sell the Russel Stover crosses, but I have not seen them for about six years. Palmer ones are sold but they do not have really good chocolate. A cousin found chocolate crosses in a specialty chocolate shop a few years ago and we just keep decorating every year with those ones.

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

Chocolate is good. Crosses are good. Therefore, chocolate Crosses are good. The Church teaches that nothing in and of itself is bad or evil; only it's application. Eating a chocolate Cross is not a bad thing as long as the intent is not disrespectful. I would rather see a chocolate Cross for Easter than a chocolate bunny. Which better represents our faith?

Chocolate is good. Ketchup is good. Therefore chocolate peices dipped in Ketchup is good.

I think not.

Eat a chocolate Cross - Evil, no just creepy. But I don't like the guy's dissing marshmallow peeps.

Peeps rule.

 

[geocajun]

I bought chocolate crosses for my kids last year. When I had a shopping cart filled with cartoon characters and bunny rabbits, it was nice to see something that had anything at all to do with Jesus being marketted for kids on Easter.

 

[RobNJ]

I think they're not only a good reminder of the REAL reason for the day, they also go well with strong coffee.

 

[CeeBee]

I think it is good. It is bringing Christ back into Easter.

 

[EllenMoran]

Hey....dark chocolate is real chocolate. Milk chocolate is a watered-down, sissy substitute. We chocolate connoisseurs prefer dark to milk because it is the essense of what chocolate really is with no dilution. With high-end chocolate, there is a surprising amount of variety and flavour differences.

Preach it, sister!

 

[D'Ann]

A mass-produced chocolate cross is being sold this Easter by Russell Stover Candies Inc. in about 5,000 stores nationwide.

I read on MSN today and saw this comment:
Chomping on a plain chocolate cross is offensive to Joseph McAleer, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese in Bridgeport, Conn.
"The cross should be venerated, not eaten, nor tossed casually in an Easter basket beside the jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps," he said. "It's insulting."

Open to thoughts and opinions?

Hi Cheryl,

The concept of eating the Cross representing a holy image is a bit disturbing in a way... even my 18 year old thinks this is disturbing...interesting.

Although, I love chocolate rabbits... and I do understand that it is nice to see a cross being presented during this Holy Easter time.

God's Peace,

D'Ann

 

[Alexis OCA]

Speaking of chocolate rabbits do you prefer the hollow or solid? And do you generally go for the head first like I do?

 

[MrJim]

I guess we'll be seeing a chocolate Jesus/crucifix soon...I don't know how exactly to phrase it but things like this (along with the t-shirts, "testa-mints", and the like) seem to cheapen things of God-almost a "taking the Lord's name in vain"-perhaps not like we think of swearing, but taking that which is sacred and using it as a trinket or marketing to for $. It would seem odd to sit in sanctuary, look up at the cross and first thing I think of is chocolate...(even if it was top quality Belgian dark...)