&quot; in many of its strains catholicism is so exalted you&#x27;re only supposed to have an eternal soul, your body is filthy.&quot;<p>Um, nope. That&#x27;s called Manichaeism and it was condemned by the Catholic Church as long ago as the 5th century. The body is considered sacred in Catholic beliefs, but it doesn&#x27;t have any special symbolism that would make something like Piss Christ make sense.