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Lithuania sends Pope Francis 'world's smallest' nativity scene for Christmas
DW ^ | 22.12.2017 | DW

Posted on 12/25/2017 8:31:33 AM PST by COBOL2Java

Pope Francis is going to need a microscope to see this year's Christmas gift from Lithuania. The small Baltic country has given Francis a microscopic nativity scene where baby Jesus is smaller than a human cell.

Pope Francis will have to look extra hard to see what's special about his Christmas present from Lithuania.

Lithuania's government and researchers in the capital Vilnius announced on Friday that they sent Francis a nativity scene that is invisible to the naked eye.

The scene is a replica of the life-sized creche located in Cathedral Square in downtown Vilnius.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite posted a picture on Twitter of herself using a microscope to view a copy of the one that was sent to Francis earlier this month.

"The most important things — invisible to the naked eye," Grybauskaite wrote on Twitter, calling the model the "world's smallest nativity scene."

That distinction is still pending, however, as the university where the model was produced said it was only recently submitted for review by judges with the Guinness World Records.

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...


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KEYWORDS: christmas; lithuania
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To: KyCats

Pope Francis to the Cardinals; “Hey, guys, I shrunk the nativity!”


21 posted on 12/25/2017 9:31:22 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (Islam is Satans finest work.)
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To: COBOL2Java

You tried to.

Perhaps better put, you requested that others censor themselves, then complained when they did not! The former (the request) was not unreasonable.

If you had not done the latter (which was not as reasonable, I mean, c'mon man -- this is FreeRepublic) I wouldn't be posting to you, wishing you a microscopic Christmas.

You can thank me later for bumping this thread...

22 posted on 12/25/2017 10:26:07 AM PST by BlueDragon (i'm like the Dallas Cowboys, loved and cheered for by many, hated and despised by others)
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To: COBOL2Java

You know what somebody is going to think about if you tell them to not think about pink elephants?


23 posted on 12/25/2017 10:31:10 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: BlueDragon
You tried to.

Please explain to me how I tried to. To "censor" means to suppress, to remove or delete. For example:

I don't recall making an attempt to have any posts here censored. Maybe you can find some.

24 posted on 12/25/2017 10:48:32 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: COBOL2Java

Are you trolling now or are you so limited in understanding that you are honestly clueless?

This is a standard leftist tactic: “I’m going to say something and you are not allowed to criticize it”.

That is exactly what you did and yes, it is a form of censorship. Take your Alinsky stuff somewhere else.

Look at your own definition! “Censor means to SUPPRESS...”. That’s what you were doing-Suppressing in advance any criticism of Francis the Muslim Loving Usurping Fraud.

You won’t be getting away with that here at Free Republic. Head on over to DU. It’s standard practice over there.


25 posted on 12/25/2017 11:04:31 AM PST by KyCats
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To: COBOL2Java

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this.


26 posted on 12/25/2017 11:05:19 AM PST by a.c.t.32
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To: COBOL2Java

I already did.

Try reading?

27 posted on 12/25/2017 11:05:22 AM PST by BlueDragon (i'm like the Dallas Cowboys, loved and cheered for by many, hated and despised by others)
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To: COBOL2Java
And another one ignoring my request. Sigh...

Freedom of speech sucks, doesn't it?

28 posted on 12/25/2017 11:49:33 AM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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To: The Iceman Cometh
Freedom of speech sucks, doesn't it?

So does common courtesy, apparently.

29 posted on 12/25/2017 11:52:11 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: COBOL2Java
So does common courtesy, apparently.

The function of Free Republic is the posting and sharing of comments on just about any topic. If you wish to be shielded from comments that easily offend your inner snowflake, you may want to consider a different forum.

30 posted on 12/25/2017 12:21:24 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Donald J Trump 45th President of the United States !MAGA)
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To: COBOL2Java

Nope. That’s another fail.

You can’t call an obvious attempt to suppress speech by some pretty sounding term like “common courtesy” and expect to get away with it. Not here anyway.

This is just another leftist tactic: “While you are free to disagree with me or criticize, if you do so it only proves that you are a discourteous heathen.”

You seem to be seriously inclined to leftist tactics.

You will be called out here on FR every time you try to restrict speech. That’s one of the primary mission objectives of Free Republic-to zealously protect free speech. So quit it.


31 posted on 12/25/2017 12:30:53 PM PST by KyCats
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To: a.c.t.32
Fascinating! Thanks for posting this.

Here are some additional photos:


The university released images of the nativity scene, showing it nestled in the eye of a needle

33 posted on 12/25/2017 2:58:45 PM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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