{"id":2378250,"date":"2024-12-09T22:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T03:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-criticized-for-vatican-nativity-scene-with-baby-jesus-in-a-keffiyeh-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T22:41:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T03:41:27","slug":"pope-francis-criticized-for-vatican-nativity-scene-with-baby-jesus-in-a-keffiyeh-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-criticized-for-vatican-nativity-scene-with-baby-jesus-in-a-keffiyeh-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis criticized for Vatican nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fpope-francis-criticized-for-vatican-nativity-scene-with-baby-jesus-in-a-keffiyeh-washington-examiner%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=2378250&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>Pope Francis recently\u200c faced criticism for\u2062 a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-instagram-influencer-charged-with-lying-after-accusing-latino-couple-of-trying-to-kidnap-her-children\/\" title=\"White Instagram Influencer Charged With Lying After Accusing Latino Couple Of Trying To Kidnap Her Children\">nativity scene<\/a> displayed at\u200b the\u200d Vatican, which featured baby Jesus lying on a Palestinian\u200d keffiyeh scarf. The nativity\u200b display,\u200d called\u200c &#8220;Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,&#8221; was inaugurated in the \u2063Paul VI hall and \u200ccreated by artists Johny Andonia and \u2064Faten \u200dNastas Mitwasi from Bethlehem. The\u2062 87-year-old Pope was observed praying before the display from his \u200bwheelchair during \u2063the inauguration. this choice of design has sparked \u2064a meaningful uproar,reflecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing political sensitivities related<\/a> to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pope Francis criticized for Vatican nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1907182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pope Francis\">Pope Francis<\/a> created an uproar when he was seen with a controversial nativity scene at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vatican\">Vatican<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The wooden display showed the baby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jesus\">Jesus<\/a> lying on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Palestinian\">Palestinian<\/a> keffiyeh scarf.<\/p>\n<p>The 87-year-old pontiff was seen on Saturday afternoon praying before the nativity display while sitting in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of the display, &ldquo;Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,&rdquo; was held in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican and was designed by two artists from Bethlehem, Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi. Andonia is an artist at Dar al Kalima University, and Mitwasi is known for being a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarsbethlehem.com\/article\/1729287875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pioneer in Palestinian art\">pioneer in Palestinian art<\/a> and culture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The nativity is the representation of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, a city located in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square as a Christmas tree and those who have crafted the life-size nativity scene at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report\/\" title=\"Ex-Secret Service Boss Kimberly Cheatle Was Furious When She Didn&#039;t Get Her Way in White House Cocaine Incident: Report\">tree&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s feet, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;The pope is exploiting Christmas to advance the ridiculous effort to rebrand Jesus as Palestinian rather than what he was &mdash; a Jew who fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy of a Messiah,&rdquo; an X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JerryDunleavy\/status\/1865532558923985370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pope that never condemned October 7 massacre, today attended an exhibition showing a Palestinian Jesus (resting on a Palestinian keffiyeh). Someone should tell this &lsquo;pope&rsquo; that Jesus was born, raised, and died as a Jew living in Judea,&rdquo; another person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1865503833473904653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"replied\">replied<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Christian communities have been and are being ethnically cleansed under the banner of the keffiyeh. Depraved,&rdquo; a social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PamelaGeller\/status\/1866172070381392014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criticized\">criticized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mysteriouskat\/status\/1865599021089206277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"chimed in\">chimed in<\/a>, &ldquo;Even though the name Palestine didn&rsquo;t even exist in the time of Jesus, and according to Christian canon, Jesus was very much a Jew. What&rsquo;s with this upside down world?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s an emblem of modern Palestinians he&rsquo;s wrapped in. What the Pope is doing is revising history,&rdquo; another X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElliotMalin\/status\/1866139108046713168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramzi Khouri, a spokesman from the Palestine Liberation Organization, was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/palestinian-artists-nativity-scene-vatican-2583106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> in attendance at the event, at which he shared Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas&rsquo;s &ldquo;warm greetings&rdquo; and &ldquo;deep gratitude&rdquo; for the pope&rsquo;s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n<p>The nativity scene was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/pope-francis-inaugurates-nativity-scene-in-vatican-showing-baby-jesus-on-keffiyeh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"organized\">organized<\/a> by the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine and the Palestinian Embassy to the Vatican.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1907182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1907182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis faces backlash for nativity scene featuring Jesus on a keffiyeh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2378251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pope-Francis-in-front-of-nativity.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46463,46464,46462,34207,9367],"class_list":["post-2378250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-baby-jesus","tag-keffiyeh","tag-nativity-scene","tag-pope-francis","tag-vatican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pope-Francis-in-front-of-nativity.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378250"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378254,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378250\/revisions\/2378254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}