In the spirit of thread drift and healing thin skin:

Michelangelo got his lampoon shots in, despite the 'absolutist' demands of the church. In the Sistine chapel above the pope's chamber door is a painted figure of Christ with the face of pope Julius II. On his shoulders are two Cherubs with one giving the hand signals that say F.You the Italian way. It is original still today.

Michelangelo expected to get censored but not as much as he feared.
The front alter lost a lot of total nudity later but God's ass hole made it through. Besides the scaffolding had been struck.

now for something entirely different

One of my prize photos is the pope mobile passing in front of the movie marquee "Life of Brian" . Sacrilegiously fun but brilliant.

Did you know the only real war on Christmas was waged by the Puritans?