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'Weeping' statue owner bans public

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 09:46 by Prince damin

Windsor, Ontario -- A Canadian woman whose Virgin Mary statue is purported to weep oil at night said she will no longer allow the public to visit her home.

Fadia Ibrahim of Windsor, Ontario, made the declaration after the city ordered her to remove the statue by Nov. 19 due to violations of city regulations, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday.

A city inspector visited the site after a neighbor complained about the traffic the statue was bringing to the neighborhood.

Visitors said the statue has been seen to smile during the day and weep oil at night.

Ibrahim said she does not plan to remove the statue.
"This is my God, and I am not changing my mind," she said.

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