An unspeakable gesture, perhaps a stunt, but it is not yet clear why some unknown persons stole the statuette of baby Jesus from the crib set up in Santa Maria di Betlem, the Romanesque church in the city of Sassari .
What is certain is the unanimous outrage of the faithful for what happened. Nor is it possible to avoid harsh condemnation on social media. The unfortunate episode occurred in recent days, a gesture in bad taste, a sacrilegious theft by those who ignore the religious significance of a sculpture even if it is not of particular value.
However , much bitterness remains for the parish community of Santa Maria di Betlem which, while wishing long life to those who had the courage to carry out this theft, defines it as unjustifiable and hopes that soon the Child will be returned to the church and repositioned in the open crib for visits until the month of February .
In the past there had been other cases of theft: then they had stolen some coins kept in the donation box.
