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发帖数: 10345 | 1 Just two days before the canonization of Pope John Paul II, a giant crucifix
erected in his honor collapsed in Italy, crushing a young man and killing
him, according to
A piece of the 30-meter (98-foot) high wooden crucifix fell down during an
event near the village of Cevo, in northern Italy, instantly killing the 21-
year-old man. The Jesus Christ figure attached to the cross is six meters
high and weighs 600 kg, according to AFP.
Witnesses reported that the victim was part of a visiting group of young
Catholics, and another person was hospitalized for minor injuries after the
cross fell.
The curved crucifix was designed by sculptor Enrico Job in honor of John
Paul II's visit to Brescia in northern Italy's Lombardy region in 1998. It
was installed in a scenic location near Cevo in 2005. The unusual curve of
the crucifix was intended to evoke the scars of WWII, according to AFP.
This isn't the first time that a crucifix has proven deadly. In 2004, a 7
foot tall metal cross crushed a 72-year-old woman to death in the town of
Satn'Onofrio, reports the BBC.
Some 800,000 Catholic pilgrims from around the world are expected to journey
to Rome in order to celebrate the double canonization of Pope John Paul II
and Pope John XXIII. | C*******r
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: Just two days before the canonization of Pope John Paul II, a giant crucifix
: erected in his honor collapsed in Italy, crushing a young man and killing
: him, according to
: A piece of the 30-meter (98-foot) high wooden crucifix fell down during an
: event near the village of Cevo, in northern Italy, instantly killing the 21-
: year-old man. The Jesus Christ figure attached to the cross is six meters
: high and weighs 600 kg, according to AFP.
: Witnesses reported that the victim was part of a visiting group of young
: Catholics, and another person was hospitalized for minor injuries after the
: cross fell.
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