Church in Massachusetts Replaces Nativity Scene with ICE Warning Signs, Sparks Outrage

Father Chris Alar, provincial superior of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, said he was outraged on Wednesday after a Catholic church in Massachusetts decided to use its Nativity scene to send a message about Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The familiar figures of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus at St. Susanna Parish Catholic Church in Dedham were replaced with a sign implying the family had been rounded up by federal authorities. A second sign beneath the ICE sign read: “The Holy Family is safe in the sanctuary of our Church. If you see ICE please call LUCE,” followed by the church’s telephone number.

Alar described the move as reflecting “the ‘woke’ philosophy which holds this antagonistic social theory.” He stated it “deconstructs language” and “denies moral norms.” Alar added: “It sees reality as just an incessant struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed. This is what ICE is, in their opinion.”

He further claimed: “But this is not the answer. It’s class warfare instituted by Marxism and the hatred of the West and the church.” Alar said that “The West and the church is all that is standing in the way of the globalist agenda” and that “With the church, people submit to God and not to the state.”

Alar also criticized cancel culture for causing Christians to fear speaking about the Founding Fathers, the name of Jesus, or proper pronouns. He noted: “Christians don’t mean to offend when they say marriage is between a man and a woman—that’s simply God’s law.” However, Alar stated such individuals face bans from social media, job losses, and even physical assaults.