. . . "We are replacing a religion founded on love and the promise of eternal life with one of fear, distrust, obsequiousness, and opacity.
"Last Christmas, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy put up a large indoor Nativity scene that would have been beautiful and uplifting to look at — were it not for the cloth masks covering everyone's faces.
"Similarly, in Bilbao, Spain, the diocesan Museum of Sacred Art housed a Nativity scene featuring masked figurines...and a Christmas star made out of masks and gloves. And a crib made out of toilet paper rolls.
"Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus wearing masks? Jesus's crib made from rolls of toilet paper?
"We are now trying to make God into our pathetic image(s). Why would the Virgin Mary or the Son of God need to wear a mask? Maybe this year's Nativity scenes will show them sporting vaccine passports.". . .
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