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Grotesque NOT HOLY!!!

Spotted on the City Hall of Cologne, Germany — and no, this is not a joke.

Beneath the stone statue of Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden — the man who laid the foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral — is a grotesque so graphic, it’s hard to believe it exists on a civic landmark, let alone one tied to spiritual legacy.

The figure? A male grotesque, carved in the act of auto-fellatio. Yes, you read that correctly.

Created around 1406, this contorted figure is tucked into the very architecture of Cologne’s historic Rathaus, an otherwise dignified space of medieval civic pride and religious association. But instead of solemn ornament or symbolic allegory, we get this: a crude, vulgar display that mocks the very sanctity it sits beneath.

Some argue that grotesques were meant to reflect human vice, or to ward off evil with exaggerated humor and satire. But this goes beyond satire. This isn’t moral commentary — it’s a visual provocation. Obscene, juvenile, and intentionally shocking.

What message does it send, when the sacred and civic are adorned with explicit mockery?

Yes, it’s history.
But it’s not holiness.
And it’s not art that uplifts.

What do you think?

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Skywalker77
Skywalker77
9 months ago

Oh, it’s doing more than exposing its butt. Do you notice that it’s performing fellatio on itself?

GatesSmasher
GatesSmasher
9 months ago

Ummm
Has this disgusting thing always been attached to this church?
If so, I would say its “spiritual history” leans far more demonic.
Or is this a new add-on?
I don’t think this was made clear.

Antonia D
Antonia D
9 months ago
Reply to  GatesSmasher

It’s on a city hall building, not a church.

Daniel
Daniel
9 months ago

Was probably added when the church went from Catholic to Lutheran.

Truthhurts
Truthhurts
9 months ago
Reply to  Daniel

Yeah because the Catholic’s keep those kind of secrets behind closed doors as they ask to be called father

Kay
Kay
9 months ago
Reply to  Truthhurts

🤭😂😂👍🏾 excellent comment

Daniel
Daniel
9 months ago
Reply to  Truthhurts

You should hide your apostrophes.

Skeptic
Skeptic
9 months ago
Reply to  Daniel

That is in fact correct, historically the gargoyles WERE added by the Lutherans.

But there is an OPEN question on the SOURCE of this photo and whether it’s legitimate.

Yeshie
Yeshie
9 months ago
Reply to  Skeptic

Or you could just google it and find more photos that you can keep questioning

Fairy
Fairy
9 months ago

Disgustingly it is also commiting the act of fellatio too

Fleurdamour
Fleurdamour
9 months ago

Gargoyles supposedly represent demons. And they are supposedly included on buildings to ward off real demons. But I have my doubts about that last part. The medieval cathedrals were built by the stonemason guilds, which are part of what gave rise to the occult secret society of Freemasonry. There are many, many strange things about cathedrals, everything from goddess worship hidden in plain sight to this sort of thing.

rosey
rosey
9 months ago
Reply to  Fleurdamour

Agree. Roslyn Chapel in Scotland is an example.

Antonia D
Antonia D
9 months ago
Reply to  Fleurdamour

I’ve seen some of the pagan symbols somewhat hidden in small parts of Catholic cathedrals (and think they should be eliminated ASAP, even if they are historic). But I’ve never seen the goddess worship you mentioned. Can you give some examples?

Last edited 9 months ago by Antonia D
rosey
rosey
9 months ago

Hmm.

Wikipedia –

“Later renovations in the modern era added gargoyles and a sculpture, The Beggar, by the expressionist Ernst Barlach.”

Unclear if the gargoyles were his. Interesting though as he was known for “degenerate art” that the nazis removed from the public if it’s origin was freemasonic, jewish or communist.

I just don’t like the look of him because he looks like Jeremy Corbin.

Yeshie
Yeshie
9 months ago
Reply to  rosey

Hey, Rosey, you’re in The cult of the rose, aka 4nus, aka kundalini? Starting children’s dissociation as soon as possible after they were born?

avebury86
avebury86
9 months ago

I wonder if it was meant to be an insult to the priest.

Skeptic
Skeptic
9 months ago

Provide source information or in this age of AI there is no reason to presume this is legitimate.

While, as pointed out by Rosey, the GARGOYLES were ADDED during the MODERN era by an artist accused of degeneracy there is no readily available substantiation of this being a LEGITIMATE photo of REALITY.

Seriously, we are all going to have to be more on our toes about FAKES.

Webster
Webster
9 months ago
Reply to  Skeptic

There are plenty of different photo sources from different angles documenting this, and it has been in several articles in recent years. Not to rule out AI entirely, but making it less plausible and highly likely that this is real. Here are a couple of links:

https://today.rtl.lu/life/people/a/1329854.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/masimovasif/51709133952

You can find many more by searching yourself, for example the Sun (UK) had an article on this in 2019.

PS: It is on the Rathaus in Köln (Cologne City Hall), not a church as some comments here suggest.If your’re an avid truth seeker, go there and check it out yourself. 😉

Yeshie
Yeshie
9 months ago
Reply to  Webster

Don’t feed the psychos

Yeshie
Yeshie
9 months ago
Reply to  Skeptic

In this age of information, you must be one of the lazy ones.

Kari
Kari
9 months ago

WTF!!! 😱😱

Nobody
Nobody
9 months ago

Gothic architecture ~ Normans, right?

Who were all about occultism and the cult of the rose, aka 4nus, aka kundalini,

Which means starting children’s dissociation (4bus3) as soon as possible after they were born

So the child goes to church, and as soon as he sees that he dissociates o.o

AL123
AL123
9 months ago

This is from Cologne City Hall.comment image

María Luisa
María Luisa
9 months ago

Satanic.

marie
marie
9 months ago

What is even more disgusting is the amount of time it’s done this without any kind of public destruction.

Lou Paloma
Lou Paloma
9 months ago

Looks like an album cover. Hard rock. Late 90’s