Vatican’s futuristic nativity scene gets thumbs down
Reuters, VATICAN CITY
St Peter’s Square in the Vatican has hosted a few unorthodox nativity scenes over the years, but this season’s entry looks like it came from outer space.
The futuristic ceramic creche — which includes an astronaut and a character reminiscent of Darth Vader from Star Wars — has received so many terrible reviews that, if it were a Broadway play, it probably would have closed on opening night.
Some social media users — perhaps in keeping with the prevailing mood of this year — called it disturbing or lacking reassurance.
An astronaut figure stands, 10th left, is pictured among other ceramic figures in the Vatican’s nativity scene on display in St Peter’s Square on Tuesday.