Posted on 09/21/2009 10:38:43 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Queues have formed around the building as pilgrims wait their turn to kiss the image, with local police forced to increase patrols to keep crowds under control.
The outer wall of the timber factory in the town of Velyky Berezny in western Ukraine has been turned into a shrine, as visitors leave bunches of flowers at the site they consider holy.
The markings, which first appeared earlier in the summer, look like they have been caused by mold or damp.
But local Christians saw what they believe is a representation of the head and body of Christ in the discoloured shapes, sparking interest across the country.
The factory has now become something of a tourists attraction with people crowding the site to take pictures on their mobile phones.
"Sightings" of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary are not uncommon in Ukraine, where the majority of the population belong to Eastern Orthodox churches.
In July religious fever took root in the Irish village of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, after workmen claimed the image of the Virgin Mary appeared in the remains of a
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The markings, which first appeared earlier in the summer, look like they have been caused by mold or damp...."Sightings" of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary are not uncommon in Ukraine, where the majority of the population belong to Eastern Orthodox churches.
Hope ‘Jesus’ is sterile. Uck!
Nothing blasphemous intended. I just don’t believe Jesus is on a factory wall. He’s in our hearts.
You need help!
I don’t think that’s Jesus.
Looks more like a fat woman in an ugly print dress and a do rag.
You know times are bad when even Jesus shows up at the factory looking for a job.
bttt
Hey! My Dorito is shaped like Jesus!
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You mean like one of those bent over old lady in the front yard thingies....
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I as an R-C don't believe these types of things should be lent any legitimacy - though I staunchly believe in actual 'visits' such as those of Jeanne d'Arc and Bernadette Soubirous.
Looks to me like some sort of mold. I can see serious infections developing as a result of this ‘sighting’.
A while later, thousands are admitted to local hospitals with symptoms ranging from headaches to bleeding in the lungs due to this particular strain of mold being toxic.
What idiot kisses the wall of an old Soviet factory? Who knows that that thing's impregnated with?
Let me know when He appears in the clouds.
Well give him a kiss for me! ;o)
...I actually do think that looks like Jesus.
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