As Peru is known for Catholicism, it is no surprise to see relics all over the coastal cities of the country. People in Peru seek to be blessed, but in a way that contradicts the doctrines of the Bible. Peru just celebrated the national holiday called "the Pope's Day", where all schools were required by law to be closed. They inaugurated a new giant statue of Christ in Lima on Wednesday. Please pray for Peru to see the value of having a true relationship with Christ more than possessing relics for blessings.
Lima | June 30, 2011 [ 9:19 ]
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Peruvian president Alan García has formally inaugurated one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus Christ on a hill in the capital Lima.
Hundreds of Peruvians turned out on Wednesday to welcome the monument, known as "Cristo del Pacífico" or Christ of the Pacific.
The statue, standing 37 meters tall when its 15 meter pedestal is taken into account, was built in Brazil and shipped to Peru in pieces, where it was assembled on the historic Morro Solar hill which overlooks Lima's bay and 19 kilometers of beach on the Pacific coast.
"Our Lord, Jesus Christ, I ask you to bring peace to our country. Material things can do a lot, but nothing is worth anything if there is not a transcendental and different message, and that is what you have brought here," president García said at yesterday's ceremony.
Monsignor Bruno Musaro, the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was also in attendance at the ceremony. "I am very excited by this show of faith," he said.
Giant statue of Christ inaugurated in Peru
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| The statue was officially inaugurated by Peruvian president Alan García on Wednesday. (Photo: Sepres) |
Hundreds of Peruvians turned out on Wednesday to welcome the monument, known as "Cristo del Pacífico" or Christ of the Pacific.
The statue, standing 37 meters tall when its 15 meter pedestal is taken into account, was built in Brazil and shipped to Peru in pieces, where it was assembled on the historic Morro Solar hill which overlooks Lima's bay and 19 kilometers of beach on the Pacific coast.
"Our Lord, Jesus Christ, I ask you to bring peace to our country. Material things can do a lot, but nothing is worth anything if there is not a transcendental and different message, and that is what you have brought here," president García said at yesterday's ceremony.
Monsignor Bruno Musaro, the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was also in attendance at the ceremony. "I am very excited by this show of faith," he said.
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