‘No explanation’ for crying statue

A STUDY conducted on the case of a statue of the Madonna in Italy reported to have shed tears of blood a decade ago concluded that the event has no human explanation.

Leading newspaper NewCorriere della Sera yesterday reported it had viewed the document ordered by the Civitavecchia diocese to review the case from several points of view and was put together by theologians, historians and doctors. It published what it said was a summary of its findings.

Corriere said the document critically analyses all testimonies given at the time, as well as all possible explanations for the phenomenon.