This is one of the two statues of Mother Mary that Beschi is believed to have procured from Manila — the other is at the Periyanayagi Madha Shrine at Konnankuppam in Cuddalore district.

MARY: TAKEN UP TO HEAVEN "Mary has gone to heaven in both body and soul, and the angels rejoice. I can imagine, too, the delight of St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse, who awaited her in paradise.

If Mary is not the Mother of God, then the Bible in this verse would condone idolatry. Nestorius, the patriarch of Constantinople, in 428 A.D. declared that Mary could not be the Mother of God ...

Mary Lou Retton is the mother of Shayla, Skyla, Emma and McKenna. Here's what to know about the former Olympic gymnast's four kids.