‘Peace on Earth?’: Massachusetts church sparks controversy with ICE crèche

A Massachusetts church is causing controversy with what’s missing from its annual Nativity scene and an accompanying statement. St. Susanna, a Catholic church in the Boston suburb of Dedham, displayed a Nativity scene outside the church with an empty manger and a sign that says, “ICE was here,” followed by contact information for a group that monitors immigration operations in the state. CJ Doyle, executive director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, says, “I think it’s very offensive. [The church’s pastor] is politicizing Christmas, he’s exploiting and trivializing the Holy Family, and he’s using his Catholic parish as a platform to promote his left-winged ideology.”