German Television shocks with Baby Jesus covered in slime

German Television shocks with Baby Jesus covered in slime
A bizarre mountain of slime, instead of the traditional nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, is causing a stir in Germany.
Christmas Mass at St. Mary's Church in Stuttgart: An unidentifiable, slimy mass lies before the clergy.
The object is meant to represent the baby Jesus.
Responsible for the shocking Christmas Eve Mass: Father Thomas Steiger.
ARD broadcast a Christmas Eve service with a slime mountain instead of a nativity scene.
Politicians and internet users criticize the Christmas Eve service at St. Mary's Church in Stuttgart.
Parish priest Thomas Steiger says they didn't want to "provoke, but also didn't want to look the other way."
Instead of a cozy nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, the German public broadcaster ARD showed an unidentifiable slime mountain on a haystack during the Christmas Eve service. The service was broadcast live from the Catholic Church of St. Mary in Stuttgart, as …