Christ Washes Up In Texas Rio Grande

[dUSt]

Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:17 AM ET

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A fiberglass statue of Christ that washed up on a sandbar in the Rio Grande three weeks ago is attracting scores of devout pilgrims to a police department lost-and-found and being hailed as a miracle.
Police in Eagle Pass, Texas, said up to 40 people a day are coming to pay homage to the five-foot-tall figurine, known as "The Christ of the Undocumented," which was found by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the river.

"Some come to pray, and some come and just touch it," police lieutenant Daniel Morales said by telephone on Monday. "We have never experienced anything like this before, and interest is growing by the day."

The border city, which lies opposite Piedras Negras in northern Mexico, has a large Mexican community. Many arrived illegally by way of the river, and most are devout Roman Catholics.

Morales said the life-like statuette, which turned up without a crucifix base, would probably be given to a church in the border city if no-one came forward to claim it within 90 days.

Local Catholic Church authorities called the figure's arrival "miraculous" and said they wanted to place it in a specially dedicated chapel in the city.

"Jesus Christ manifests himself in many places, but he showed himself here in the way of an undocumented migrant," said Marta Ramirez, a spokeswoman for the city's Our Lady of Refuge Church.

"We think it's appropriate to place it in a special chapel."

[StColette]

wow that's pretty interesting !!

[Lil Red]

hmmm.

[mulls]

you probly think im weird because i think that's weird

[rachael]

i've seen the pictures of it, seen it all over the news and read about, but it still sounds a little fishy to me

[dUSt]

[quote name='mulls' date='Sep 30 2004, 04:30 PM'] you probly think im weird because i think that's weird [/quote]
lol

No, it seems weird to me too. It makes you think though... what was a life size statue of Jesus doing floating down a river?

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

That is pretty interesting... I would want to built a chapel, especially ones for immigrants, so they may see the statue too! I think that is pretty cool!

[Brother Adam]

I think it's wierd too. Really wierd. I'd never do anything like that. And I can still be Catholic.

[Duc_In_Altum]

[quote]It makes you think though... what was a life size statue of Jesus doing floating down a river? [/quote]

A just question indeed. Smells fishy to me. (get it?...fishy!..........nevermind.)

[Guest T-Bone]

People throw some strange things out...but still?


(This does remind me of the song "800 Pound Jesus")

[Enda]

[quote name='dUSt' date='Sep 30 2004, 06:11 PM'] "Jesus Christ manifests himself in many places, but he showed himself here in the way of an undocumented migrant," said Marta Ramirez, a spokeswoman for the city's Our Lady of Refuge Church.

[/quote]
Oh jeez, now there using this to justify illegal immirgration. Please.

[mulls]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='Sep 30 2004, 05:58 PM'] I think it's wierd too. Really wierd. I'd never do anything like that. And I can still be Catholic. [/quote]
hahaha

[Brother Adam]

lol.

I think it's wierd when Protestants smack each other on the forehead and start babbling.

[Kaeldra]

I'm not sure how I feel about that lol

sounds kinda weird

[franciscanheart]

im not sure how i feel about this either lol
i mean its cool? i guess?? haha but weird?
THIS IS SO STRANGE AND AWKWARD lol

[Sinner]

ummmmmmmm....... Spin.

[Theoketos]

Must post pics

[DemonSlayer]

I agree.

[i feel like im taking crzy pills]

What was Jesus doing floating down a river?
Perpahs he was trying to walk on water? (Just kidding)
But still, I don't know how the statue got into the river, but I hope that no one purpously threw it out.
But yes, it does seem a little strange...