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Father Alameida Religion
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(Religious Movie)

August 3, 2006

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The movie starts with a priest being sent to Brazil to investigate the appearance of the Virgin Mary on the side of a building; however while he is there he heard of the statute of the Virgin Mary that was crying tears of blood. Father Kiernan travels to a non-catholic church in Belo Quinto, Brazil where the people were mourning the death of Father Alameida. It is said that the statute started crying blood when the Father died and that the doves had returned then too. Father Kiernan takes several photos and samples of the blood so that he can do more research without having to remove the statute as he felt the people looked to the statute as a corner stone of their faith. The Cardinal doesn't accept that, he says that the corner stone of their faith is the church not some crying statute. The movie really gets underway when a young lad steals the rosary from the deceased
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Father Kiernan travels to a non-catholic church in Belo Quinto, Brazil where the people were mourning the death of Father Alameida. It is said that the statute started crying blood when the Father died and that the doves had returned then too. Father Kiernan takes several photos and samples of the blood so that he can do more research without having to remove the statute as he felt the people looked to the statute as a corner stone of their faith. The Cardinal doesn't accept that, he says that the corner stone of their faith is the church not some crying statute. The movie really gets underway when a young lad steals the rosary from the deceased Father Alameida and sells it to an American tourist. This American lady then sends it and several other souvenirs back to America to her daughter Frankie

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