IS IT A MIRACLE, OR A MEAL? THAT’S WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY BE NOW ASKING IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LAS CRUCES HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO REPORTS OF A WEEPING STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY AT A CHURCH IN HOBBS. A SAMPLE OF THE FLUID FROM THE STATUE HAS NOW BEEN ANALYSED AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THE SUBSTANCE IS OLIVE OIL … SCENTED OLIVE OIL.
THERE IS STILL NO WAY OF KNOWING WHY THE OLIVE OIL IS OOZING FROM THE STATUE. THE STORY OF THE WEEPING STATUE IS ATTRACTING WORLD-WIDE ATTENTION. THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS SAYS THE DETERMINATION THAT IT’S OLIVE OIL “DOESN’T PRECLUDE THE OCCURRENCE FROM BEING DEEMED A CHURCH MIRACLE.”
THE INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING.
