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1. Unless the Virgin Mary will hold the baby Jesus in her arms, it will be useless and stupid!

   Posted By: Peter M

2. For goodness sake, use the money to provide for the needy around us - the homeless and those who go without food and proper clothing.
   No wonder we as the Catholic Church are criticised when good money is used in such a ridiculous way.
   Let us draw attention to ourselves for the works of charity that Jesus has called us to perform.
   I feel sure that neither Jesus or Mary would appreciate or agree to this ridiculous extravagance if that is what it could be called.

   Posted By: Helen

3. Helen, your arguments sound familiar...
   'Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein. Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial.'
   John 12: 3-7

   Posted By: Nicholas Smith

4. Peter M: Let's not forget that those arms don't just encompass her Son, but the whole of humanity!
   As for it being a waste of money, Helen, I'm sure they said the same about the statue of Jesus in Rio. I suspect that iconic figure has contributed to a least a few tourist dollars going to provide food and proper clothing (and probably some improper clothing around carnival time too!) for the citizens of that fair city.

   Posted By: Paul Keen

5. Did not Our Lord also say that the poor will always be there and that this woman was doing something important?
   I agree,Paul, that Mary was given to us by her Son as he struggled to breathe in the last few moments of His Crucifixion.

   Posted By: M.M.

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