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Church removes scary crucifix

I think it looks cool, but if it is scaring young children, and everyone in the church hates then maybe it is best to move it to off the premises and to a museum.







http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/7816941.stm

Comments

Anonymous said…
Not that frightening, perhaps not at all, from what I can tell . . .
Ecgbert said…
Thank you, Father. I like it too. At least it's good art. But it might not work in some churches.

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