How To Identify A Real Weeping Statue Mary

By Stephanie Jones


The Catholic Church is known for keeping sculptures of either Jesus, Angels, saints within the sacred place. Their faithful often attend masses in these churches and are exposed to these figurines often so it easy for them to notice if they start to shed blood or tears which can be seen as supernatural. In this paper there are steps taken while identifying a weeping statue Mary so as to prove if it is supernatural or not.

The scent produced around the sculpture is used as a detection technique to confirm suspicions. It has been known over the years that if a sculpture produces rose scents then it will be classified to be miraculous. Smell of roses is used since it resembles that of oil used during consecration of priests.

Another important factor considered is examination of the inside parts of the statue to ensure that there are no adulteration present. There has been an increase in cons in churches who try to make people believe in some fake stunts in order to bring in more people. To avoid these cases a specialist is given time to check the insides of the figurine to ensure that it has not been tampered with.

The substance being produced by the sculpture has to be analyzed. The samples are taken from the figure and then analyzed by a team of specialists to confirm identity of compounds within. These kinds of tests are mainly carried out on the blood found to be oozing out of sculptures so as to prevent any cases of human tricks which can manipulate faith of people.

The structure has to also be assessed to ensure that no moisture is produced from it. During the curving process some steps can be missed which might keep moisture within the sculpture. To ensure that this is not a case being witnessed the sculpture has to be taken back to the creator to ensure that it does not have these defaults.

The final decision in all these steps can only be made after the priest in charge consults further especially with the leaders within the hierarchy. These individuals must keenly assess all the documentation presented to them and come up with a comprehensive report as conclusion to what they have studied. These reports are to be presented to the pope who will write back with what he thinks of the findings.

They also have to interview all the individuals who witnessed the sculpture shedding blood or tears. The individuals picked for this interrogation must give an accurate report of what they witnessed. This way the testimonies can also be included as part of evidence before it is sent to Vatican.

The above steps are very important especially in ensuring that whatever happens to these sculptures is supernatural. So many individuals are coming up with different techniques to lure people in to belief and take their money in the name of faith. Once all the necessary stages have been done and the results are positive, these sculptures are presented to people as supernatural.




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