Virgin Mary appearing on hospital window attracts crowds...
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A US hospital has covered a window said to feature the image of the Virgin Mary with a tarpaulin to try and reduce crowds of sightseers.
More than 25,000 visitors have flocked to see the phenomenon at Milton Hospital, Massachusetts, making access difficult for patients and ambulances.
Hospital officials are now covering the window for most of the day so patients don't have to fight through the crowds to get in.
Hospital spokeswoman Susan Schepici said the public had not heeded a request to view the form only between 5.30pm and 8.30pm. The cover is to be removed daily during those hours.
''The crowds haven't diminished,'' she told the Boston Globe. ''That's why we made the decision.''
However, some visitors remained, waiting for a burst of wind to occasionally blow the cover aside and briefly display the image. They opposed the hospital's move.
"'Morally, if this is an image of the Virgin Mother, she of all people does not deserve to be covered up,'' said Lori Benedetto, 40, who drove from Rhode Island with her mother to see the image.
Martin Miguel Joseph, 36, of Dorchester, agreed: ''For some people, this is a miracle. They should let people feel free.''
Hospital officials say the image formed when a sealant around the window ruptured and allowed heat and moisture to seep through, leaving a chemical deposit.
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On 23 Dec 1996, Seminole Finance Corp Bldg, 21649 US Highway 19 N, in Clearwater, FL.....many people also claimed that the image of the Blessed Virgin appeared on the building wall...the rainbow-like image u see on the glass panel is supposedly to be the image of this catholic saint...
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uhh.. okay.. i'm catholic..
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Duh
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Appearance of the image of virgin mary on the garment of a mexican farmer, Guadalupe...
http://www.theworkofgod.org/Aparitns/Guadalup/Image.htm -
no one post anything so far??
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haiya.. its juz a reflection mah.. ppl get so excited over nothing..
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Yeah. I agree with above post.
I mean, if there's a cloud in the sky that looks like virgin mary, what would people say?
Samething. -
Is this idolatry? Are we told in the Bible to bow down and kneel infront of statues of Mary? -
no it isn't
since the Virgin Mary ascended to heaven, and is of Immaculate Conception, we Catholics pray to her to intercede for us
and this is something which almost all Protestant church leaders seem to leave out no matter how many times it's been said to them and that they know it...Originally posted by NeonTetra:Is this idolatry? Are we told in the Bible to bow down and kneel infront of statues of Mary? -
are all these things such a ascension in bodily form, immaculate conception etc....biblical (as in the bible in its writings mention about these events) ??
look at this website to find out more....
Catholicism Exposed -
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