Devotion to the Madonna: Statue of the Virgin Mary "weeps tears of blood" (Video)

The statuette, which belongs to a family in the Salta province, attracted a lot of attention after the owners revealed to a local radio that wept tears of blood.

But are tears really a miracle? Priest Julio Rail Mendez, who believes that the statue should be properly investigated by the church, warned that people shouldn't jump to conclusions.

After all, weeping statues have sprung up everywhere in recent years.

"The first thing the church does is do a scientific analysis to see if there is a natural explanation," he said. "Only then, is the possibility of a supernatural phenomenon considered."

Below is a newsletter on the statue. While the dialogue is in Spanish, the movie includes several shots of the same statuette and visitors who flock to see it.