{"id":2134515,"date":"2023-12-27T13:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-church-condemned-for-same-sex-nativity-scene\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:54:07","slug":"italian-church-condemned-for-same-sex-nativity-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-church-condemned-for-same-sex-nativity-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Church Criticized for LGBTQ+ Nativity Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitalian-church-condemned-for-same-sex-nativity-scene%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2134515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volunteer Matteo Seia holds a nativity figure of Jesus, one of\u2062 the most ancient figures of the 43rd edition of the \u201cPresepio of \u200bCavallermaggiore\u201d, a 300sqm Christmas Nativity crib in the Oratorio San Michele on December 20, 2019 in Cavallermaggiore, near Cuneo, Northwestern Italy. (Photo by MARCO\u2064 BERTORELLO\/AFP \u200dvia Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>10:45 AM \u2013 Wednesday, December 27, \u20632023<\/p>\n<h2>An Italian Church Faces \u2063Backlash for Controversial Nativity Scene<\/h2>\n<p>An Italian \u2063church has\u200b received substantial backlash for portraying a \u201cdangerous\u201d and \u200d\u201cblasphemous\u201d nativity scene that displayed a figure of \u200ca\u200c second female in \u2064the place of Joseph.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A church nativity scene in Italy, which features two mothers of the baby Jesus instead of Mary and Joseph characters, has been criticized by the public\u2064 as being \u201cdangerous\u201d and \u201cblasphemous.\u201d Several people have requested for it to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>The representation \u2062of Jesus\u2019 birth\u200c that is on exhibit\u200b at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Capocastello di Mercogliano, outside \u2063of Naples, was defended by Father Vitaliano Della Sala.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI wanted to show with this scene \u200bthat families are no longer just the traditional ones,\u201d \u200bDella Sala told the press. \u201cIn our parishes we\u200c see more and more children from the new types of families that exist and are part of our society, children \u2064of separated and \u2063divorced people, gay\u200b couples, single people, young mothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Priest in Italy creates a same-sex nativity scene. Replaces St. Joseph with another woman, who is shrouded in LGBT colours.<\/p>\n<p>Over \u200cto \u2064you Holy Father. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LuXnhxET6\">pic.twitter.com\/1LuXnhxET6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Timeless Faith \u2720 (@timelessfaithh) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timelessfaithh\/status\/1739022633620881440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December \u200b24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Della Sala referred critics to Pope \u2064Francis\u2019 recent decision which enabled \u2064priests to bless same-sex \u2063couples.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the same-sex nativity\u2062 scene, with one of the Mary \u2063figurines dressed in rainbow colors, conservatives have launched an \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provitaefamiglia.it\/petizione\/no-alla-strumentalizzazione-blasfema-lgbtq-del-presepe-firma-ora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online petition<\/a> for it to be taken down. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAn LGBT \u2063nativity scene with \u2018two mothers\u2019 was set up in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Capocastello di Mercogliano, in the province of Avellino,\u201d the petition read. \u201cA blasphemous and provocative representation that distorts the meaning of the Nativity\u200c scene itself and \u200bof the Holy Family: both with the removal\u200d of Saint Joseph, sacrificed on the altar of political correctness, and with the very serious\u200d message relating to the \u2018two mothers\u2019 which \u2018sanctifies\u2019 a practice as illegal as the \u200bbuying and\u200b selling of gametes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With 24,610 signatures as of the\u2063 time of publication, the \u200dPro-Vita\u200b &#038;\u200c Famiglia group has nearly obtained its target of 25,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to Senator Maurizio Gasparri of the co-ruling \u200bForza Italia party, the same-sex nativity scene \u201coffends all those who always \u200chad\u2064 respect and devotion for the \u2063Holy Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200cthe organization \u2062named\u200c the scene\u200b \u201cdangerous,\u201d saying\u200c that it is extremely \u201cshameful and \u200bblasphemous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u2062 Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u2063 Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One America\u2019s 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remote access\u2063 to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2062rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the controversy surrounding the Italian church&#8217;s nativity scene highlight the tensions between religious doctrine and demands for equality and representation in society<\/h2>\n<p><span>  An Italian Church Faces Backlash \u2064for Controversial Nativity Scene<\/p>\n<p>An Italian church has received substantial backlash for portraying a &#8220;dangerous&#8221; \u2063and &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; nativity scene that displayed a figure of a second female in the\u2062 place of Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>The representation of Jesus&#8217; birth that is on exhibit at the Church of Saints \u2062Peter and Paul in Capocastello \u2063di Mercogliano, outside of Naples, was defended by Father Vitaliano Della \u200cSala. &#8220;I wanted to show with \u2062this scene that families are no longer\u200b just the traditional ones,&#8221; Della\u2062 Sala told the\u2063 press. &#8220;In our parishes, we see more and more children from the \u2063new types of families \u200cthat exist and are part of\u200c our society, children of separated and divorced people, gay couples, single people, \u2062young\u200d mothers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Della Sala referred critics to Pope Francis&#8217; recent\u2062 decision, which enabled priests to bless same-sex couples. As a result of the same-sex nativity\u200b scene, with one of the Mary \u200dfigurines dressed in rainbow colors, conservatives have launched an online petition for it to \u2064be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An LGBT nativity scene with &#8216;two mothers&#8217; was set up in the\u200c Church of Saints Peter and\u2062 Paul in Capocastello di Mercogliano, in the province of Avellino,&#8221; the petition read. &#8220;A blasphemous and\u200c provocative representation that distorts the meaning of the Nativity scene itself and of the Holy Family: both\u2062 with the removal of\u200c Saint Joseph, sacrificed on the altar of political correctness, and with \u2062the very serious message relating to \u200cthe \u2064&#8217;two\u200b mothers&#8217;\u2062 which &#8216;sanctifies&#8217; a practice \u200cas illegal as the\u200d buying and selling of gametes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With 24,610 signatures as of the time \u2063of publication,\u2062 the Pro-Vita &#038; Famiglia group has nearly obtained its target of 25,000. According to \u200dSenator Maurizio Gasparri of the co-ruling Forza Italia party, the same-sex nativity scene &#8220;offends all those who always had respect and devotion for the \u200bHoly Family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the organization \u200dnamed the \u2062scene &#8220;dangerous,&#8221; saying that it is extremely &#8220;shameful and \u200bblasphemous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The portrayal of a same-sex nativity scene has ignited a heated debate about\u200b the intersection of religion, tradition, and societal changes. As society progresses and becomes more inclusive, institutions like the Church are forced\u200d to grapple with the evolving concept of family and address the sensitivities of various communities. This controversial nativity scene has become a symbol of\u200d this ongoing struggle,\u200d highlighting \u200dthe inherent tensions between religious doctrine and the demands \u2063for equality and representation.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of personal opinions on\u200b the matter, it\u2064 is important to approach this conversation with respect \u200dand understanding for all individuals involved. While some may view this nativity scene as empowering and reflective of\u2064 the diverse modern family structures, others may see it as a departure from long-standing religious traditions. As the discussion continues, it \u2063is essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> \u200cand foster dialogue that can lead to a more cohesive and accepting society.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2064the controversy surrounding the\u200c Italian church&#8217;s\u200c nativity \u200dscene serves as a reflection of\u200b a broader societal discussion regarding inclusivity and \u200brepresentation. \u200dWhile \u2063it has \u2064sparked division and criticism, it also provides an opportunity for respectful\u2063 dialogue and understanding. As society continues to evolve, it is crucial for institutions like the Church to \u200dnavigate \u2062these changes in a way\u200d that promotes unity and acceptance for all individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer Matteo Seia displays an ancient nativity figure of Jesus at the 43rd edition of the &#8220;Presepio of Cavallermaggiore&#8221; in Cavallermaggiore, Italy. 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