Archive for June, 2008

Is that Jesus or Joseph with three kilograms of cocaine?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Customs agents, inspecting a car at a border crossing, found drugs hidden inside a religious statue. The drug was easily identified. But it’s been a little harder to ID the icon’s identity. AP says the statue is Jesus. FOX News says it’s Saint Joseph.
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Detroit Thieves Steal Jesus Statue

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

8-foot statue of Jesus stolen off Detroit crucifix

DETROIT (AP) — Thieves who stole an 8-foot statue of Jesus Christ off a crucifix in Detroit may have been seeking copper to sell as scrap. Problem is, it’s made of plaster.
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Shroud of Turin to go on display

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI says Shroud of Turin will go on rare public display in 2010
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Shroud of Turin — revered by many Christians as Jesus Christ’s burial cloth — will go on rare public display in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday.
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