A marble replica of Michelangelo’s ‘La Pieta’ statue residing at St. Adalbert’s Church was relocated from the now-closed religious establishment Tuesday.
For more than a century, the 6,000 lbs. statue resided in the church, but after a controversial decision to shutter the church in 2019, the removal of the statue only adds another painful memory to the minds of those who were once a part of the congregation.
“The church was built by people for people, and it didn’t belong to [Blase] Cupich to sell off,” said Anina Jakubowski, a former parishioner at St. Adalbert’s.
A marble replica of Michelangelo’s ‘La Pieta’ statue residing at St. Adalbert’s Church was relocated from the now-closed religious establishment Tuesday.
For more than a century, the 6,000 lbs. statue resided in the church, but after a controversial decision to shutter the church in 2019, the removal of the statue only adds another painful memory to the minds of those who were once a part of the congregation.
“The church was built by people for people, and it didn’t belong to [Blase] Cupich to sell off,” said Anina Jakubowski, a former parishioner at St. Adalbert’s.
CPD officers took five protestors into custody after they allegedly tried to block the removal of the statue. The statue was packed up and shipped to St. Paul’s Catholic Church on West 22nd Place, just over a mile away.
“I can sympathize with them, I mean it was really hard for the parishioners,” said Raul Serrano.
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