"When I first saw the angel roof, I thought what a stunning and ... were considered heretical by the Roman Catholic church. Mrs Clay said they rejected images in church as idolatrous and the ...

By Tom Schardin, Staff Writer The roof at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church was starting to leak, not to mention the 25-year-old building has had its share of lightning strikes over the years.

The image of the Virgin Mary at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was nearly destroyed in a storm about five years ago. The roof leaked and water cascaded down the inside ...