Buddy Christ

Buddy Christ is a parody religious icon created by filmmaker Kevin Smith, which first appeared in Smith's 1999 film Dogma.

In the film, Buddy is part of a campaign ("Catholicism Wow!") to renew the image of (and interest in) the Catholic Church. Viewing the crucifix image as "wholly depressing", the Church, led by Cardinal Glick (George Carlin), decides to retire it, and creates Buddy Christ as a more uplifting image of Jesus Christ.^[1] The icon consists of a statue of Jesus, smiling and winking while pointing at onlookers with one hand and giving the thumbs-up sign with the other hand. Buddy Christ was later produced as an action figure and a bobblehead.^[2] The image has since been turned into a popular Internet meme.

^ McDannell, Colleen (2008). Catholics in the Movies. Oxford University Press. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-0-19-530656-9.
^ Nichols, Stephen J. (2008). Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ. InterVarsity Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-0-8308-2849-4.

[1] McDannell, Colleen (2008). Catholics in the Movies. Oxford University Press. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-0-19-530656-9.

[2] Nichols, Stephen J. (2008). Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ. InterVarsity Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-0-8308-2849-4.

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