BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A painful memory for one Brooklyn parish has turned into a moment of renewal. Religious statues destroyed outside St. Dominic’s Church in Bensonhurst have now been beautifully rebuilt.
Cellphone video from a neighbor captured the dramatic moment a man destroyed the statues of Pope Saint John XXIII and Mother Teresa outside St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst. But on Wednesday, the scene was very different as two newly restored figures stood in their place.
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Church members Barbera and Immacolata visited the site and were pleasantly surprised to see the newly refinished statues for the first time. Barbera said, “People have to be sick to do something like that.” Immacolata added, “They did a beautiful job, we’re happy to see it back in place but I just hope that nobody disturbs it again.”
After nearly a year, the statues now stand proudly in their original spots, thanks to the support and donations from parishioners and the local community. Police quickly arrested a man who was also accused of breaking the church’s glass doors during the same rampage…