Saint Joseph the Betrothed was an old man. Here he is shown as young, as the papist teach.
Orthodox will never make an icon showing Saint Joseph touching the Mother of God to avoid confusion of the core doctrine of Her perpetual virginity.
The Christ-Child was born without seed, so nothing should ever be made to confuse that doctrine and confound those who see such things.
Blasphemy. This picture is pretty, but not all is gold that glitters. Poison can hide even in clear water.
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Deeply Disappointed
Heretical and blasphemous
Based on the modern Papal feast of the Holy Family, this blasphemous “icon” is an innovation of traditional iconography and undercuts that Christ was born of a virgin, instead presenting them as a typical family photo. The icon teaches doubt in the perpetual virginity of the Theotokos. It also proposes or teaches nothing true. A role of icons is that they are conveyors of truth—this is not an icon. It is a heretical, ecumenistic attempt to smuggle modern decay into Christ’s Church.