Williams: Vatican Unveils Hideous Nativity Scene in Saint Peter s Square
Mummified Mary, Weeble Jesus (after the ovate children s toys launched by Hasbro in the 1970s), Martians, toilet paper rolls, and astronauts were some of the comparisons made to the cylindrical figures meant to represent the Holy Family, the Magi, and the shepherds at Bethlehem.
Others saw in one ominous figure the helmeted image of the Mountain from the Game of Thrones television series, while another conjured up memories of the Robot from Lost in Space: