George Michael gets the 'rainbow priest' memorial mural he deserves

George Michael was a saint. Don't let anyone tell you differently. 

Although the press hounded him for his supposed controversies, the man was a shining beacon of hope, light and leather. 

So it's fitting then that the late, great singer and gay icon has been honoured with a memorial mural in Sydney, Australia, casting him as pseudo a religious icon.

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The portrait, painted by acclaimed local graffiti artist Scott Marsh, shows Michael as a "Patron Saint of Parks at Night" — a tongue-in-cheek tribute to his healthy sexual appetite and proclivity to "go outside."

He's also been painted holding a joint, because of course he has.

The portrait seems particularly fitting given the huge number of stories that have emerged in the wake of his death concerning Michael's secret, incredible generosity. 

Throwing a free Christmas concert for nurses is pretty saintly, after all.

Vale George. Thanks for keeping the faith.

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