If you look closely at that photo you will see that the white fur and their paws aren't as pristine as domestic cats' would be, so I think they are feral cats and the tongues may well be an indication of ill health, not raspberry blowing.
Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.
This is a regular annual occurance once our municipal nativity scene is installed at the crossroads of our local town. One year I counted 4 cats keeping baby Jesus warm. The weathering of the statues has already given Mary and Joseph a look of concern....
It's a great pity the right of free speech isn't based on the obligation to say something sensible.