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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Oct 19, 2016, 08:45 PM Oct 2016

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Northern Ontario Jesus statue gets shocking replacement head

A new head on a baby Jesus statue is causing some to look twice in a Sudbury, Ont., churchyard.

The head — which went missing from the pearly white statue a year ago — has been replaced by a handmade terracotta sculpture created by a local artist.

"It really is shocking to the eyes because of the big contrast in colour," the church's priest Gérard Lajeunesse told CBC News.

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That's when a local artist knocked on Lajeunesse's door, asking about the statue.

"She was quite upset about it and she offered to do something if she could," Lajeunesse said.

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Northern Ontario Jesus statue gets shocking replacement head (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2016 OP

Come on, Father Lajeunesse... jmowreader Oct 2016 #1

"I wasn't trained for this in seminary." pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #5

I don't care if it Mendocino Oct 2016 #2

I'm more shocked by the resemblance to Lisa Simpson. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2016 #3

Orange color seems to be only one of its problems. LisaL Oct 2016 #4

Am I damned pressbox69 Oct 2016 #6

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)

1. Come on, Father Lajeunesse...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 09:02 PM

Oct 2016

There IS a Home Depot in Sudbury, they sell paint there, and from the looks of that poor bedraggled madonna you could really use some.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. "I wasn't trained for this in seminary."

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 06:02 AM

Oct 2016

Mendocino

(7,495 posts)

2. I don't care if it

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 09:08 PM

Oct 2016

rains or freezes long as I have my terracotta Jesus.

eppur_se_muova

(36,271 posts)

3. I'm more shocked by the resemblance to Lisa Simpson. nt

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 12:07 AM

Oct 2016

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

4. Orange color seems to be only one of its problems.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 01:23 AM

Oct 2016

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)

6. Am I damned

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 08:30 AM

Oct 2016

because I laughed at it?

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