Three Holy Kings banned from nativity scene in church


That is the news:

German church wants black image of three kings banned for ‘racist caricature’

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In Germany, a fuss arose after it became known that the Ulm cathedral wants to ban an artwork of the three kings. According to a spokesman for the church, the caricatural image with large lips and large gold rings no longer fits the contemporary spirit of the times.


The Ulm cathedral, the largest Protestant church in Germany, wants to keep up with the times, the board says. In the context of the current debates around Black Lives Matter, the church therefore wants to remove the black image of one of the three wise men from the nativity scene. Provost Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl announced this this week. According to the spokesman for the church, this is “as a precaution” in order not to receive accusations of racism.

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https://www.news1.news/2020/10/german-ch...ure-inland.html

What do you think of it?

Here is the topic on an American forum.

>>>> https://debatepolitics.com/threads/three...-church.424367/

Here is some info about the church in question:

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Ulm Minster (German: Ulmer Münster) is a Lutheran church located in Ulm, State of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Until the eventual completion of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, it will remain the tallest church in the world,[3] and the 5th tallest structure built before the 20th century, with a steeple measuring 161.5 metres (530 ft).[3]

Sometimes erroneously referred to as Ulm Cathedral because of its great size, the church is not a cathedral as it has never been the episcopal see of a bishop. Though the towers and all decorative elements are of stone masonry, attracting the attention of visitors, most of the walls, including the façades of the nave and choir, actually consist of visible brick. Therefore, the building is sometimes referred to as a brick church. As such, it lays claim to the rank of second- to fourth-largest, after San Petronio Basilica in Bologna and together with Frauenkirche in Munich and St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk. The tower however was mainly built from sandstone.[4]

Ulm Minster was begun in the Gothic architecture of the Late Middle Ages but the building was not completed until the late 19th century after a hiatus of centuries. When work ceased in the 16th century all of the church except the towers and some outer decorations were complete, unlike at Cologne Cathedral, where less than half of the work had been done before construction halted in the 15th century.

Visitors can climb the 768 steps that lead to the top of the minster's spire. At 143 m (469 ft) it gives a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze. The final stairwell to the top (known as the third Gallery) is a tall, spiralling staircase that has barely enough room for one person.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm_Minster

Some more info:


Cathedral in Germany axes ‘racist’ 1920s statue of black king from its nativity

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A 100-year-old statue of a black king has been banned from the nativity display of a cathedral in southern Germany after some in the parish called it “racist and disgusting.” Others, though, say it shouldn't be removed or hidden.
The Evangelical Church District of Ulm in the south of the country announced on Sunday that it would remove the three wise men from Christmas displays at Ulm Cathedral this festive season. The statues include the figure of King Melchior, whose dark black skin, large red lips and hunched posture have been called “racist.”

The move comes amid an ongoing race debate in Germany, which recently saw calls for an investigation into racism within the country’s police force.

The dean of the cathedral, Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl, said members of his parish had labelled the wooden carving “disgusting and racist.”

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https://www.rt.com/news/502881-germany-k...-statue-racist/

Why not replace the figure in question with the statue of another Holy Black King?
And the problem would be solved.

Instead the Three Holy Kings are removed altogether.

That is the point that I object to.

In short:

The problem is, that the statue of the black king is a kind of caricature of a black person.
If they replaced it with a normal statue of a black person, the problem would be solved.
But they take it as a pretext, to do away with the TREE HOLY KINGS altogether.

poor Three Holy Kings ....