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25 October 201918.15 "As bishop of this diocese, I ask forgiveness from the people who have been offended". The Pope said this, referring to the story of the wooden statues of the "Pachamama", stolen from the church of S. Maria in Traspontina and thrown into the Tiber, during the Synod of the bishops on the Amazon. "They created so much media hype". They had been exposed "without idolatrous intentions", they were "found and not damaged", says the Pope. The statues reproduce a pregnant woman and were brought by the natives to the Synod.Statues in the Tiber, Pope asks for forgiveness
2019-10-25T16:33:30.591Z
18.15 "As bishop of this diocese I ask forgiveness from the people who have been offended". The Pope said this, referring to the story of the wooden statues of the "Pachamama", stolen from the church of S. Maria in Traspontina and thrown into the Tiber, during the Synod of the bishops on the Amazon. "They created so much media hype". They had been exposed "without idolatrous intentions", they were "found and not damaged", says the Pope. The statues reproduce a pregnant woman and were brought by the natives to the Synod.
Source: rainews