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By Vigilant Citizen<\/p>\n
<\/span>On December 11th, the Vatican unveiled its 2020 Nativity scene in St-Peter\u2019s Square. And, once the red drape covering the scene was removed, the crowd discovered a towering, brutalist, and totem-like Angel Gabriel staring back at them, along with an astronaut and a masked executioner (yes, those guys who kill people who are sentenced to death).<\/p>\n Let\u2019s say that the applause following the unveiling was \u201cpolite\u201d. Here are some pictures of the Nativity scene.<\/p>\n An ominous-looking angel looks down at the crowd while Jesus remains covered in red cloth for a while (not sure why). Behind the figures is a neon light that is probably meant to look like mountains on the horizon. However, at first glance, it looks like lightning striking the Nativity scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n An astronaut and a masked executioner are also included in the Nativity scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a press release, a Vatican City Governorate announced that the manger \u201caims to be a sign of hope and faith for the whole world especially in this difficult time due to the COVID-19 health emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n But this thing did not bring \u201chope and faith\u201d at all. In fact, nearly all observers absolutely hated it.<\/p>\n It is almost as if the Vatican created \u2013 on purpose \u2013 something that is so ugly that it causes devout Christians to hate piece depicting the birth of Jesus. Satanists wouldn\u2019t have done better.<\/p>\n Titled \u201cMonumental Nativity\u201d, this Nativity scene was originally created between 1965 and 1975 by students and teachers from the FA Grue Art School in Castelli, Italy. The original work contained over 50 pieces, but only a few were selected for the Vatican\u2019s Nativity scene and they chose an executioner wearing a horned mask.<\/p>\n \u201cMonumental Nativity\u201d is said to be a tribute to the world-renowned ceramic works of the Abruzzo region while giving a post-modern twist to the classic Nativity scene.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking with a local newspaper, Italian art historian Andrea Cionci asked if it was a \u201cnightmare or a masterpiece\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cForget the sweet face of the Madonna, the tender, luminous incarnation of the Child Jesus, the paternal sweetness of St. Joseph and the devout wonder of the shepherds. For the first time in the middle of Bernini\u2019s colonnade, the Vatican has erected a brutally postmodern work dating back to the sixties.<\/span><\/p>\n In the choice of this crib, all the themes of Francis\u2019 pontificate are recognized: Above all, heavy modernism and a drastic break with Tradition.<\/p>\n The figures resemble\u00a0the masks of the ancient and ferocious Samnites, ancestors of the Abruzzese, who had a pantheistic, animist, fetishist, magical religion,\u00a0a bit like the Andean fertility goddess Pachamama.<\/p>\n Castelli\u2019s \u201cNativity scene\u201d is an outdated work and the product of a strongly ideological art school. The work offers an image of Castelli\u2019s ceramics that most certainly does not correspond to reality, given that this admirable art is famous for its formal elegance and exquisite, delicate decorative inspiration that are completely absent here.<\/p>\n The references to the Greek, Egyptian and Sumerian sculptures of the characters suggest the liberal historical-critical method of interpreting Scripture. Liberal biblical scholars have hypothesized various aspects of the Bible as adaptations of pagan cultures rather than the result of divine revelation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Although \u201cugliness\u201d is subjective, this Nativity scene nearly goes out of its way to be as unpleasant to the eye as possible which, in turn, is unpleasant to the soul. The least one can say is that this scene is anti-devotional. I mean, who would actually pray to this thing? You just can\u2019t. And that\u2019s kind of the goal of the twisted minds behind this thing.<\/p>\n Furthermore, beyond its overall ugliness, the Nativity scene also contains many symbols and historical references that convey a rather blatant message: This is actually an anti-Nativity scene.<\/p>\n Usually, the center focus of Nativity scenes is baby Jesus. However, in this thing, Baby Jesus is basically a random toddler, just standing there, looking like a giant cork.<\/p>\n WORSHIP ME<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The center focus of this piece is not Jesus but rather the angel Gabriel. He is surrounded by a massive aureola while Jesus is still standing there looking like a giant cork. Furthermore, the angel towers over everything atop a rib ribbed pillar. The overall shape of this pillar is highly reminiscent of an important symbol in Ancient Egypt: The Djed pillar.<\/p>\n On the right: A djed pillar dedicated to the goddess Hathor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The djed is a common symbol in Ancient Egypt and is believed to represent the god Osiris, more specifically his spine. While this symbol probably bears an esoteric meaning relating to the chakras (which are said to be based on the spine), the djed is also phallic in nature and associated with fertility rites. In fact, the \u201craising of the djed\u201d was an important ceremony in Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n The raising of the djed ceremony is meant to represent Osiris\u2019 triumph over Set. During the ceremony, the pharaoh uses ropes to raise a pillar, with the assistance of priests. This coincided with the time of year when the agricultural year began and fields were sown. This was just one part of a 17-day holiday of festivals dedicated to Osiris. Overall, the raising the djed ceremony represented both the resurrection of Osiris, and the strength and stability of the monarch. <\/span>Did the Vatican deceptively make its believers witness a \u201craising of the djed\u201d ceremony? One thing is for sure, the Egyptian influence of this Nativity scene blends well with what\u2019s immediately behind it.<\/p>\n Right behind the Nativity scene is St. Peter\u2019s obelisk (which is originally from Egypt).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The general layout of the Vatican is Egyptian magic in plain sight. The phallic obelisk (representing Osiris and the male principle) faces the womb-like dome of the St. Peter\u2019s Basilica (representing Isis and the female principle). The same exact layout can be found in various power centers of the world, including Washington DC.<\/p>\n In Washington DC, an obelisk (the Washington monument) faces the dome of the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In Egyptian magic, the union of male and female principles (Osiris and Isis) produces a \u201cstar child\u201d (Horus). In esoteric terms, that star child is potent magical energy.<\/span><\/p>\n The hieroglyph representing Sirius \u2013 the most important star in occult symbolism (read my article about it here<\/a>) is made of three elements of the Egyptian trinity: An obelisk, a dome, and a star.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n So the Vatican has an obelisk and a dome. Where\u2019s the star that completes this trinity? It\u2019s there, but we have to look from above.<\/p>\n St. Peter\u2019s obelisk sits right in the middle of an eight-pointed star, also known as the star of Ishtar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n An eight-pointed star also tops the Christmas tree that stands next to this year\u2019s Nativity scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Speaking of outer-space stuff, the Vatican\u2019s Nativity scene also features an astronaut. Why? God knows.<\/p>\n The astronaut appears to be holding\/giving birth to something. Also, there\u2019s an eight-pointed star on the helmet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Considering the fact that this figure was created between 1965 and 1975, it might be a reference to the moon landing of 1969. But why, in 2020, did the Vatican select this thing to stand next to Jesus?<\/p>\n Even more baffling, why is there an executioner wearing a horned mask standing next to Jesus?<\/p>\n Even he\u2019s thinking to himself: \u201cWhat am I doing here?\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In ancient times, executioners carried out the death sentences of legally condemned persons by chopping their heads off. In some cases, they wore grotesque masks with macabre and menacing traits to further terrify the prisoners while depersonalizing them as an individual. In short, that\u2019s a bizarre figure to place next to a newborn baby Jesus, especially considering the fact that Jesus himself was ultimately sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vigilantcitizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1607725648_204_Photos-They-installed-a-manger-in-the-Vatican-that.jpg\")
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