St. Joseph's Catholic Church is Ridgway's most dramatic example of the force of Wednesday morning's tornado.continue at Daily Register
Insulation hangs from trees, blue tarps cover roofs and trees and signs are bent and twisted, but the church is reduced to a brick rubble with a steeple and altar still standing.
Against the rear wall stands the church's prize -- the marble altar -- which has apparently been unharmed.
The altar is over 100 years old of Italian Carrara marble. It was brought in by barge, according to pastor the Rev. Steven Beatty.
"As far as we can tell it's hard to find a scratch on it," Beatty said.
A crane operator was working at the church removing large debris with the eventual goal of removing the altar safely.
HT JM
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Wow! It's awesome to see Jesus safe and sound in the tabernacle!!! =)
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