This is the disturbing moment a parishioner destroyed a Virgin Mary shrine at a church in western Mexico after his alleged prayer for a miracle was not answered.
The shocking incident took place Monday morning at the Guadalajara Cathedral in Guadalajara, Jalisco, after a fellow churchgoer had finished praying.
A church surveillance camera recorded the moment the man, identified by the Guadalajara police as Jorge, 38, placed a backpack on the floor next to a column and pulled out two stones as the woman walked away from the altar area next to a set of candles.
Jorge subsequently stepped toward the glass case protecting the religious artwork embroidered in a cloth that honored Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint, and tossed two rocks at it.
The first blow shattered the upper portion of the display case.
The second stone cracked the bottom part of the glass and broke the religious artwork.
Fellow worshipers alerted a police unit, which arrested Jorge outside the church while attempting to escape and placed him in custody of the Guadalajara Public Ministry.
Mexican outlets reported that Jorge addressed his miracle prayer wish to Our Lady of Guadalupe several months ago before returning this week to carry out the vengeful attack.
The church staff placed a tarp over its destroyed shrine. Damages were estimated at $130.
SOURCE: Daily Mail, Adry Torres
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