>>18148917
Cope. This is the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome. It is one of the earliest Christian churches in Europe, converted in 527 from an earlier temple by the Ostrogoth king Theodoric.
It clearly depicts Jesus in the middle, a dark skinned, dark eyed, melanated man elevated above the others, descending from the heavens, while pale skinned race traitors with deceitful faces offer tribute, standing 1 rung above literal sheep.
Literally everything and everyone else in the mosaic is depicted as White, even the cherubs in solid white marble. EXCEPT JESUS!!! Do you think this was because they ran out of white pebbles during construction?
Or MAYBE, just MAAAAAAYBEEEEE, the church knew there was no way they could FOOL PEOPLE in 527 AD that SOME GUY FROM THE FUCKING MIDDLE EAST COULD EVER BE WHITE!?!?!?
MAYBE?!?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santi_Cosma_e_Damiano,_Rome
