Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers ofItaly (FdI) party were among those irked by opposition +Europea's 'alternative' Christmas card showing four presepeNativity scenes featuring two Madonnas, a Jesus of colour, twoJosephs, and a single Mary mother of two kids.
"The provocation of +Europa which alters the composition of thetraditional presepe verges on the ridiculous," said FdI MP Lavinia Mennuni.
"I don't understand this desire to attack one of the mostbeautiful and profound symbols of our Christian tradition."Carlo Fidanza, FdI-ECR delegation chief at the EuropeanParliament, simply said "pathetic".
The inclusive stunt even spurred one of +Europa's own MPs,Italo-Albanian Anita Likmeta, to leave the party accusing it of"wanting to commit suicide, and not even assisted".
The various Nativity scenes posted on X were accompanied by themessage: "The beauty of traditions...is that they can change".
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