Pizza pan marked by super supreme being
When an image of the Virgin Mary appeared on one of their pizza pans on Ash Wednesday, the dinner ladies at Pugh Elementary School knew that it had to be more than just the cheese and pepperoni talking. This had to be a message from God. The school principal confirmed that the school kitchens seemed to have been singled out for divine intervention.
Within hours, the apparition had become the talk of Houston and the pan a focus for pilgrims. Throughout the weekend, worshippers flocked to the home where the pan is now on display to pay their respects.
"I see an image of the Blessed Mother. It's a sign that something is going to happen," one visitor, Vincent Santiago, said.
This is not the first time that the Virgin Mary's face has appeared in unlikely places.
Previous examples of simulacra -- religious images appearing on inanimate objects -- include a grilled cheese sandwich bearing the outline of the Madonna, which fetched $US28,000 on the internet for its Florida owner in 2004.
[Scientists call this phenomenon religious pareidolia, when the eye sees religious images in objects such as tree trunks and grilled cheese sandwiches.]
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