Original sentence: One example would be the fact that many Christians support the death penalty, using the Epistles of Paul in the New Testament to support justification of the punishment, which according to many theologians, including Pope John Paul II, goes against the refusal to condemn a person and the belief in reconciliation, no matter the transgression.The generally-accepted interpretation of the artwork's message is that while people from all over the world proclaim themselves as "Christians," followers of Jesus Christ, they often act contrarily to his messages and teachings; therefore, in colloquial terms, many Christians "piss" on Christ and his peaceful ideology of reconciliation over retribution and revenge on those whom wrong others
Edited sentence: In other words, Serrano's "Piss Christ" denounces the hypocrisy that many call themselves "Christians," but in reality act with incongruity to Jesus Christ and his teachings.One example would be the fact that many Christians support the death penalty - even going as far as using The Bible to support justification of the punishment, which according to many theologians - including the Pope - absolutely goes against what Jesus Christ lived and died for.This artwork's message is that while people from all over the world proclaim themselves as "Christians," followers of Jesus Christ, they often act contrarily to his messages and teachings; therefore, in colloquial terms, many Christians "piss" on Christ and his peaceful ideology of reconciliation over retribution and revenge on those whom wrong others