Vatican 'Darth Vader' nativity scene gets earthly thumbs down


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  • Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020

Nativity scene figurines are seen displayed before the lightning of the Vatican Christmas tree during a ceremony at St Peter's Square, with protocols in place due to COVID-19, at the Vatican, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - St. Peter's Square in the Vatican has hosted a few unorthodox nativity scenes over the years, but this season's entry looks like it came from outer space.

The futuristic ceramic crèche - which includes an astronaut and a character reminiscent of Darth Vader from Star Wars - has received so many terrible reviews that, if it were a Broadway play, it probably would have closed on opening night.

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