Can anyone tell me what is up with the Vatican Nativity Scenes???
It may be hard to believe but these are legitimate, unedited photos of Nativity Scenes found in the Vatican and approved by Vatican officials. What is going on here?
Look at the first one up there. What is going on? Is it a space alien landing on Planet Earth to learn about our species? Maybe it's a random sculpture featured on Ancient Aliens which they insist was an ancient culture's representation of people from another galaxy.
Given that these are nativity scenes, it seems the artist is doing some kind of portrayal of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But come on! This isn't beautiful. If you want to try some kind of strange, experimental art form, go ahead, but don't do it for the Vatican's Nativity scene!
Then on to the second one. No, they did not get these from the Egypt section of the museum. Nope, these are recently-created art pieces representing Mary and Joseph. You probably thought it was an Egyptian sarcophagus. Wrong again.
Who are these for? Devout Catholics will be shocked to see these. Non-Catholics will wonder what on Earth is going on. It definitely does not bolster the image of the Catholic Church in the minds of non-Catholics. To depict Our Blessed Mother, Joseph, and Jesus Christ in this way is almost scandalous.
Things seem to have gone off the rails since last year. Check out this video of Nativity Scenes at the Vatican which came from 30 countries. Some are a little different, various artistic styles, but none compare to the strange scenes above for 2020:
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