![]() “Auditions start for the 2021 Vatican Nativity Scene,” chortled Eccles on Twitter, showing a scene from an old science fiction movie.Īuditions start for the 2021 Vatican Nativity Scene. I wonder how heavy those things are, and how hard it would be to toss them into the Tiber…Īnd one observer is already looking forward to next year’s Vatican nativity display. “I wonder how heavy those things are, and how hard it would be to toss them into the Tiber,” tweeted another user, suggesting that the figures deserve the same fate as the Pachamama statues during last year’s Amazon Synod. Popular Catholic commentator Taylor Marshall issued a one word declaration: “Disgusting.” I'm not Christian, and even I'M offended. ![]() “I’m not Christian, and even I’M offended,” one Twitter user chimed in. William Mahoney, PhD ✝️ ���� December 10, 2020 This year's Vatican nativity scene is apparently based on Fischer-Price Little People, but they forgot the angry ginger kid. “This year’s Vatican nativity scene is apparently based on Fisher-Price Little People, but they forgot the angry ginger kid,” said William Mahoney, PhD. Spark plug angel and a kidnapped Baby Jesus /ve1DCW7mmn “Spaceman,” he observed, adding, “Spark plug angel and a kidnapped Baby Jesus.” The Catholic Traveler December 10, 2020 Looks like some car parts, kid toys, and an astronaut. Looks like some car parts, kid toys, and an astronaut,” wrote The Catholic Traveler yesterday.Ī sneak peek at the Vatican Nativity. MtQvngqQ2cĬomparisons with toddlers’ toys, aliens, deep sea divers, and even fireplugs have been endless. Crazy how they manage to surpass themselves each year. No joke : This is the modernist Nativity scene they just installed in the occupied Vatican. “Crazy how they manage to surpass themselves each year.” “No joke: This is the modernist Nativity scene they just installed in the occupied Vatican,” noted Fide Post, an independent Catholic media site. “Better than the homoerotic one from a few years ago,” wrote Joseph Sciambra, a chaste same-sex attracted man and Church commentator, referring to the Vatican’s 2017 nativity scene which was “sexually suggestive” and was praised by an LGBT activst group as an “important symbol of inclusion.” That scene included a naked man and a corpse.īetter than the homoerotic one from a few years ago. What do you think he would say if he saw these? What do you think he would say if he saw these?” wondered Larry Fitzpatrick.Īnd to think a few hundred yards away are Michelangelo masterpieces. “And to think a few hundred yards away are Michelangelo masterpieces. “This is shapeless, unappealing and unworthy of the joy we are trying muster after this difficult year.” After a year of ugliness, the least they could have done was offer some beauty,” continued Lev in a subsequent Tweet. “It has nothing uplifting or transcendent about it. So the Vatican presepe has been unveiled….turns out 2020 could get worse… /xI2NMNn81r ![]() “So the Vatican presepe has been unveiled….turns out 2020 could get worse,” tweeted art historian Elizabeth Lev. In the lead up to today’s official unveiling, leaked photos of the ceramic nativity figures invited statements of disbelief and disgust. “It expresses the certainty that Jesus comes among his people to save and console them,” continued the Vatican statement, “an important message in this difficult time due to the COVID-19 health emergency.”ĭespite the Vatican’s promise, the figures - all of which are contemporary ceramic interpretations of the normally familiar figures featured in the portrayal of the birth of Christ in a Bethlehem stable two thousand years ago - are virtually unrecognizable.Īn Angel towers over all (Vatican Media screenshot) The Virgin Mary (Vatican Media screenshot) Three Wise Men (Vatican Media screenshot) Peter’s Square is meant to be a sign of hope and trust for the whole world,” a Vatican statement about the scene had promised earlier. “This year, more than ever, the staging of the traditional space dedicated to Christmas in St. Peter’s Square, has been roundly ridiculed and scorned as a modernist insult to the Incarnation and the Holy Family. ![]() VATICAN CITY, Decem( LifeSiteNews) - The Vatican nativity scene, unveiled during an evening ceremony today in St.
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