Stain Under Painting Of Jesus In Newport Is Drawing Crowds
Some people believe that Saint John the Evangelist Church in Newport has a pretty special painting hanging in it and it's all because of a stain.
Yes, a rust-colored stain is causing quite the stir at the more than 100-year-old church.
The stain, according to NBC 10, is on the wall of the church just below one of the paintings of the stations of the cross. And the stir is because it appears to drip just under the feet of Jesus in the Twelfth station, which represents Jesus' dying on the cross.
The stain's location and color have some people wondering if it's a "divine sign." And it has been drawing many people to the church to see it.
As the Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey of Saint John the Evangelist Church, who heads the church, told NBC 10
“My own biased opinion on it is that it's happening right here and right now because things are happening here and now that are demonstrative of the revitalization of this particular community. So, if there is a divine intent to be assigned to it, it's always a matter of God's way of saying to us, ‘Pay attention. I'm here, I'm present, I'm at work,'”
He adds that there are no plans to test the substance that some insists looks like blood, but did say that similar incidents have occurred in other churches. He also says,
“People have tried to wash it off. You can kind of see where it's been smudged off, but it has come back. I've been told it's not something that we're inclined to tamper with.”
Would you travel to see this possible "divine sign" for yourself?