The Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island expressed outrage on Facebook Tuesday morning after being exposed to a popular Twitter photo showing two pink-clad Josephs kneeling over the Baby Jesus with no Virgin Mary in sight.

According to WPRI, Bishop Thomas Tobin saw the photo — which widely shared after being posted on Twitter by California’s Cameron Esposito — and was not pleased.

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While Esposito wrote,” Our neighbors’ two Joseph nativity is up & I’m beaming,” across the country the Catholic priest had another take.

“A Gay Nativity?” Tobin wrote on his Facebook page. “Just came across this photo of a ‘gay nativity’ scene — two Josephs dressed in pink watching over the Christ Child. How sad that someone believes it’s okay (or funny or cool) to impose their own agenda on the holy Birth of Jesus. Pray for those who did so, for their change of heart, and that Jesus will forgive this sacrilege, this attack on the Christian Faith.”

Tobin was not alone in finding the cheeky holiday display upsetting, with some of his followers — and Twitter users — complaining and one stating it encourages “pedophiles.”

The original tweet, Tobin’s Facebook response and assorted Twitter commenters trashing the display can be found below:

Our neighbors’ two Joseph nativity is up & I’m beaming 🎄👬 pic.twitter.com/7OKbFLU7v1 — Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) November 24, 2017

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Leftists extol the placement of ‘two’ Josephs on someone’s front garden in clear mockery of the birth of Baby Jesus. No doubt to snub Christians who hold true to moral decency.The LGBTP(pedophile) movement is clearly leaving no stone unturned… https://t.co/07YbiwYnHU — The Exarch (@ExcellentExarch) November 28, 2017

NOTHING IS SACRED to sick, demented circus monkey liberals! GAY LIBERAL Twitter users celebrated a Christmas nativity scene featuring two gay Josephs last week. LOOK at some of the despicable comments for this! https://t.co/XdccvBDPM1 — TJ Francois (@TomFreeSpeech) November 27, 2017

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Attacks on Western Civilization: Baby Jesus in the Cradle and Two Father’s. Titled: All I want for Christmas is this gay as hell nativity scene. #OutnumberedOT #TheFive #YourWorld https://t.co/RpIjjQEuDJ via @mashable — Tosca Austen (@ToscaAusten) November 28, 2017

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The Left is so sick. ‘Gaytivity’: Twitter Users Celebrate Gay Nativity Scene – Breitbart https://t.co/lXAdCgGOzw via @BreitbartNews — Jake (@jlbradt) November 28, 2017

Viral gay nativity scene is not a nativity scene at all https://t.co/rar3cWlk4D pic.twitter.com/BnkMoGKpuH — Conservative Review (@CR) November 27, 2017

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