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Giant animals, exotic tribals light up Vatican for environment show

Giant animals, exotic tribals light up Vatican for environment show

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-12-09 05:57 GMT
Images of clouds, lions and butterflies -- alternating with polluted air and parched farmland -- were projected on the famous facade of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Tuesday night as global leaders try to thrash out a historic climate deal
The facade of St. Peter's Basilica was turned into a massive backdrop for a photo light show about nature organized by several humanitarian organizations. Organizers offered the installation as a gift to Francis to mark his Holy Year of Mercy, which
People gather to watch images projected on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican.
The Vatican’s rationale behind the show may well be a worthy one: not only to draw attention to safeguarding creation, but also to engage with these organizations in the hope that they might be converted to Christ and receive the Gospel. But
A coalition of non-Catholic humanitarian, philanthropic and conservation groups along with the World Bank staged the event.
The Vatican is lending itself to environmentalism with a special public art installation timed to coincide with the final stretch of climate negotiations in Paris.
The initiative, backed by the World Bank, aims to underscore the Catholic Church's push for environmental protection.
The images were accompanied not by music but by the sounds of nature such as stormy weather, birdsong and long stretches of silence.
Thousands of people thronged St Peter's Square for the hour-long light show featuring the work of some of the world's best photographers including Sebastiao Salgado of Brazil, Joel Sartore of the United States and Frenchman Yann Arthus Bertrand.
The light show, titled "Fiat Lux (Let There Be Light): Illuminating Our Common Home", also coincided with the festive launch Tuesday of a special Catholic Jubilee Year on the theme of mercy.
Giant animals, exotic tribals light up Vatican for environment show

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