A local council in Sydney decided against restarting its blessing of the crib event and displaying a nativity scene on council property for Christmas celebrations to the dismay of many residents.
The Mosman Municipal Council in Northern Sydney confirmed it would no longer display the nativity scene in the foyer of the Mosman Council Chambers.
The scene was donated by former five-time Mayor Dom Lopez in 2008 for the community to enjoy.
The former mayor’s son, Anthony Lopez, was upset that the move had supposedly been made without community consultation.
“He donated the nativity scene to Mosman council knowing that it would be a yearly tradition,” Lopez told 2GB radio. “He’d be disgusted that one of the true meanings behind Christmas can’t be celebrated.”…