Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Pope Francis...

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...blessing a new statue of Our Lady. The statue has a vaguely baroque, as opposed to 19th century or high Medieval look. The  very traditional red-and-blue (royal) colours, and the large formal halo, give a formality and dignity, but there is also something "approachable" as Mary presents her Divine Son to us and he stretches out his arms, while she holds a rosary in her other hand...

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