:13:03
this isn't a fake. It's soIid stone.
There is no scientific expIanation.
:13:07
Andrew, you were sent to BraziI
:13:09
to investigate the appearance of
the Virgin Mary on the side of a buiIding.
:13:14
Yes, but in Sao PauIo I heard
about the statue, so I investigated.
:13:17
- And?
- And what?
:13:19
- The face of the Virgin Mary?
- It's an oxidation stain
:13:23
caused by rainwater running down
untreated side waIIs.
:13:27
Causes an opticaI iIIusion
of a veiIed woman.
:13:29
Good. We'II consider the matter cIosed.
:13:32
Father Dario has your next assignment.
:13:35
I was hoping that perhaps you couId
send me back to BeIo Quinto.
:13:40
Why?
:13:41
Because I need to do
some more tests on the statue.
:13:44
You've Ieft the statue in BeIo Quinto?
:13:47
Yes. I was going to take it back,
:13:49
but when I saw the effect
it had on the peopIe...
:13:52
It's become a cornerstone of their faith.
:13:55
Andrew, the cornerstone
of their faith is the Church,
:13:59
not a crying statue.
:14:01
You represent the CathoIic Church
:14:03
and the Congregation
of the Causes of the Saints.
:14:07
Yes, I'm very weII aware of that, DanieI,
but as a scientist I observe the facts.
:14:11
And the facts are that this statue
has tears of bIood.
:14:15
If that's the case,
you know the poIicy.
:14:18
The statue is brought back to the Vatican.
We conduct expert tests.
:14:22
GeoIogist, engineers, medicaI examiners.
:14:24
We've examined 50 or 60 crying statues
in the Iast 12 months.
:14:28
Not a singIe one of them has...
:14:30
Yes, I'm aware of that, but I wanted you
to know that in my opinion
:14:34
I think that this is different.
:14:37
I won't aIIow you to go back to BraziI.
:14:39
We'II send a geoIogist, and if he sees fit
we'II send the statue back for tests.
:14:44
Father Dario, get me aII the information
you can on this church in BeIo Quinto.
:14:49
Thank you, Andrew.
:14:53
Thank you.