Brussels’ Faceless Nativity: Desecration Masquerading as “Inclusive Art”
Catholic News Agency reports on November 2025’s installation of a “faceless Nativity scene” in Brussels’ Grand Place featuring cloth figures devoid of facial features, created by artist Victoria-Maria Geyer. The article notes this replaced a deteriorated traditional wooden Nativity after approval by both city officials and the dean of Sts. Michael and Gudula Cathedral. Critics including Belgian soccer player Thomas Meunier denounced it as cultural degradation, while supporters like Socialist Mayor Philippe Close defended it as “inclusive art” needing to “tone it down” during Christmas. The subsequent theft of the infant Jesus figure’s head intensified controversy, with Liberal Party leader Georges-Louis Bouchez condemning the display as “zombie-like” and launching a petition for traditional restoration.









