Man, 38, destroys Virgin Mary shrine in Mexico because ‘his prayer for a miracle was not answered’
- A parishioner identified as Juan wrecked a Virgin Mary religious embroidered artwork that was covered by a glass case at a church in Mexico
- The suspect, identified by Guadalajara police as Jorge, threw two rocks and broke the glass protecting Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint
- The 38-year-old man told the police he vandalized the shrine at the Guadalajara Cathedral because a previous prayer for a miracle had gone unanswered
- The second stone left a gaping hole on the shrine, which is now covered by a tarp
- The 38-year-old man was arrested by cops near the church. He is currently being held by the Guadalajara Public Ministry
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.
Guadalajara police arrested a man identified as Jorge, who on Monday destroyed a shrine of the Virgin Mary inside the Guadalajara Cathedral because a previous ‘miracle prayer was not answered’
The Guadalajara Cathedral has temporarily placed a tarp over the shattered shrine, with suffered $130 in damages after a parishioner threw two stones at it Monday because Mexico’s patron saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe, did not honor his ‘prayer for a miracle’
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.
The first rock shattered the top part of the glass case and the second stone went through the case and left a huge hole on the embroidered cloth
Jorge fled the church but was immediately arrested after parishioners alerted cops near the Guadalajara Cathedral
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.
The Guadalajara Cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico, was the site of a disturbing incident Monday when a parishioner destroyed an embroidered artwork of Mexico’s patron saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe