Tone-deaf Holy Week cartoon shows The New Yorker's disdain for religion

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Tone-deaf Holy Week cartoon shows The New Yorker's disdain for religion

The New Yorker magazine has managed to insult Christians and Jews alike with a cartoon depicting the Last Supper in an April issue, writes columnist Phyllis Zagano.

New Yorker Holy Week Cartoon – “It is Downright Offensive”

The New Yorker magazine has just managed to insult Christians and Jews alike with a cartoon depicting the Last Supper in its April 14, 2025, issue. It’s tone-deaf. It’s outrageous. It probably earned Sacks a pretty penny. It’s not funny. Phyllis Zagano at the National Catholic Reporter takes umbage at an Adam Sacks cartoon that appeared […]