Same-sex nativity scene featuring two mothers of Jesus at church ripped as ‘blasphemous’ By Yaron Steinbuch Published Dec. 25, 2023, 9:43 a.m. ET ...

"Nativity scenes on public property are unnecessary, inappropriate and divisive," the letter states. "It is irrefutable that the nativity is a religious, Christian symbol.

The last time Quincy’s Nativity scene was targeted came in 2020, when police reported that a man and woman poured what appeared to be motor oil on the figurines one night in late December.

A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.

In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s, the Vatican said Monday.

The church commissioned ALBL Oberammergau in Germany to design the life-size, hand-carved Nativity scene. They have been known for doing fine craftsmanship for churches since 1556.