MONKEY
MEMO EXTRA
Religion,
through the ages, has always used architecture and technology to
impress and brainwash the believers.
In
medieval times prilgrims from all over Europe travelled to Boxley
(England). Reason was the miracle of the moving, and even speaking
of a statue of Jesus Christ.
The
son of God could move his arms and legs, frown and smile. The latter
was explained as an direct answer to the praying believers. A smile
meant a positive outcome; a frown a negative one.
Henry
VIII broke the unity of the Roman Catholic Curch by starting his own
(Anglican) church. He closed and plundered the rich monasteries and
churches.
Boxley
was wealthy, because of the constant flow of pilgrims, drawn by the
mysterious and semi-divine Jesus-statue.
When
the cashiers and soldiers of Henry raided Boxley, they paid extra
attention to the famous statue. They soon discovered, that the statue
could be manipulated by sticks and ropes, from behind the scenes.
The
king used it as anti-catholic propaganda. Jesus was paraded through
the streets of London to educate the
masses.
