The image became the source of religious conflicts...
between Catholics and Protestants...
primarily driven by non-mainline churches identified with charismatic, evangelical, or fundamentalist theology, including all branches of Pentecostalism, due to the nature of Catholic Marian devotion associated with the religious image.
On May 16, 1978...
a person identified as a member of a Protestant sect...
took the statue from its niche on the Basilica after the last Mass of the day. He was chased by guards and some of the church goers. As he was caught, the statue fell to the ground breaking to pieces.
A group of artists and artisans pieced it together again.
On her feast day in 1995, a public holiday...
an incident later known as "kicking of the saint" took place...
when televangelist Sérgio von Helde, of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), insulted and kicked a replica of Our Lady of Aparecida, and said that 'it could not do anything for you', on a late-night religious program broadcast by UCKG television station Rede Record.
On the following day, Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional denounced [aan de kaak stellen] the incident, causing a nationwide commotion. The event was perceived by Catholics as a major act of religious intolerance, causing a public outcry. Several temples of the UCKG were targeted by protesters, and Von Helder was transferred to South Africa until the end of the controversy.
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