Catholic parishioners in Colombia have decried the way the statue of the patron saint looked after restoration at their parish. They have been voicing their dissatisfaction with the results of restoration
work that left a statue of San Antonio de Padua looking “like a
homosexual”.
The wooden statue, dated from the 17th century and located din the town’s main church had recently been badly damaged by termites, so the church commissioned an artist to have it fixed and repainted.
Unfortunately, the results of the restoration didn’t please parishioners, many of whom took to social media to complain that the statue looked too effeminate. Some even called it “a saint of modern times, a transexual saint”, because of all the makeup applied by the artist.
A parishioner said, “He is no longer the same patron that I have prayed to for the last 12 years, they applied eye shadow, blush and even gloss on his lips, he looks effeminate."
The wooden statue, dated from the 17th century and located din the town’s main church had recently been badly damaged by termites, so the church commissioned an artist to have it fixed and repainted.
Unfortunately, the results of the restoration didn’t please parishioners, many of whom took to social media to complain that the statue looked too effeminate. Some even called it “a saint of modern times, a transexual saint”, because of all the makeup applied by the artist.
A parishioner said, “He is no longer the same patron that I have prayed to for the last 12 years, they applied eye shadow, blush and even gloss on his lips, he looks effeminate."
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