Spanish artist's Lent image of Christ looking like a greasy spot on fish and chip paper baffles devotees at Utrera in Sevilla

The image was commissioned for a special service in Utrera, in Seville province, to mark the Christian month of fasting.

The poster, created by artist Gonzalo Quesada, is supposed to be based on other religious icons like the Turin Shroud and the holy Veil of Veronica.

But instead, the image of Jesus' face is made by the sort of oily stains a fried fish supper might leave behind along with a beer bottle top and some hazelnut shells.

Quesada explained: "It is a tribute to the ability to find Christ in every detail of our daily life, reminding us that He is always with us. Christ is present in the everyday moments of our lives, even in something as simple as a meal with friends."

The poster has infuriated some worshippers who saw it launched on X.

One said: "This must be a joke, right?".

But one supporter said: "It tells us that the divine is also found in the human, in the everyday and in the seemingly insignificant, like a paper stained with oil."

Story: NewsX