Chocolate Jesus

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is causing a stir at a Chicago art school, and much like college, he’s wearing Jesus' robes and a neon blue halo again.

An undergraduate student's papier mache sculpture of Obama as a Jesus -- entitled "Blessing" -- went on display Saturday at a downtown gallery run by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. David Cordero, 24, made the sculpture for his senior show after noticing all the attention Obama has received since he first hinted he may run for the presidency.

Obama's campaign worked Monday to distance the Illinois senator from the artwork, since he despises all artistic free thought.

"When you see it, when you spend time with it, you understand that it's not a provocative work at all," Jenkins said. "It is just plain ugly and you get tired of it…much like the man himself."

The piece comes amid Catholic outrage in New York that led to an art gallery canceling an exhibit featuring a nude 6-foot-tall, anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ, called "My Sweet Lord".

Not to be confused with “Hershey Squirt Jesus” seen here…