Virgin Mary Statue

Members of a church in Mexico say that they have witnessed a miracle after a statue of the Virgin Mary appeared to be shedding tears in the church.

The unusual phenomenon that occurred in El Chanal caught the attention of believers and skeptics alike, with hundreds of people reportedly flocking to the church to witness the “weeping” Virgin.

Several videos shared on social media show droplets of water emerging from the statue’s eyes and running down its face.

A resident of the community identified simply as Ramos said, “Similarly, when we cry, and our eyes become red, the same happens to the image. So a couple of tears started flowing. This is the event, the phenomenon that is happening here in the church.”

Some people have linked these tears to the insecurity in Colima, which has been plagued with a wave of violence.

Victor added: “We can associate it with… the violence rates that are being experienced here in the state of Colima, also here in the community.”

In October, the Colima public prosecutor’s office registered 702 cases of intentional homicides.

A pilgrim, Maria Mercedes Hernandez, said: “Peace, may she give us peace in Colima and throughout the world, that we may return to the Colima of before.”

As expected, some skeptics believe there is a scientific explanation for the statue’s crying. Professor Luigi Garlaschelli claimed that some statues can absorb water due to the porous materials they are made of.

Garlaschelli explained:

“You need a hollow statue made of plaster or ceramic, which must be covered on the outside with a waterproof layer.

“By filling the statue with water through an imperceptible hole at the top, the porous material will absorb it, but the outer layer will prevent it from coming out.

“However, if a slight scratch is made in the protective glaze in the tear duct area, the absorbed water will come out through it as if it were tears.”