Sunday, March 21, 2004
Miraculous Apparition
----- Original Message -----
From: penheaded
To: mzuiderweg@repub.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:36 PM
Subject: Sunday photo
This concerns the caption and photograph on the front page of the March 21, 2004 Sunday Republican. The photo is of Sandra L. and Andre E. Tessier, parents of a son allegedly sexually abused by a priest. It would be hard to not feel sympathy for all the Tessier's in their suffering. And the Republican should be lauded for the successes it has had in bringing to light the sin and hypocrisy occurring in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, MA.
The caption on the photo states that the Tessier's are sitting at their kitchen table where Mrs. Tessier has written many letters to church leaders. The photo shows three religious statues lined up on the table. The photograph itself has excellent balance and looks quite good. In fact, one might say, incredibly good.
The statues on the table are in staggered, descending order of height starting on the left side of the picture in the foreground and the Tessier's are seated at the table on the right side. Mrs. Tessier has pen and paper in hand. The statues and Tessier's are all aligned looking into the camera. In most homes, the kitchen table is a hub of activity. The accompanying story paints the Tessier's as pious folk. Even so, to maintain such a display on your kitchen table is truly exceptional.
It seems unlikely that even a fortuitous angle and good cropping of the photo by themselves would bring about the balance of all these elements in the picture.
It would also seem that there are two likely classes of explanations for how the contents of this picture were brought together. In the case any of these explanations, the photographer and newspaper are worthy of further notice.
¶ 3/21/2004 04:53:00 PM
----- Original Message -----
From: penheaded
To: mzuiderweg@repub.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:36 PM
Subject: Sunday photo
This concerns the caption and photograph on the front page of the March 21, 2004 Sunday Republican. The photo is of Sandra L. and Andre E. Tessier, parents of a son allegedly sexually abused by a priest. It would be hard to not feel sympathy for all the Tessier's in their suffering. And the Republican should be lauded for the successes it has had in bringing to light the sin and hypocrisy occurring in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, MA.
The caption on the photo states that the Tessier's are sitting at their kitchen table where Mrs. Tessier has written many letters to church leaders. The photo shows three religious statues lined up on the table. The photograph itself has excellent balance and looks quite good. In fact, one might say, incredibly good.
The statues on the table are in staggered, descending order of height starting on the left side of the picture in the foreground and the Tessier's are seated at the table on the right side. Mrs. Tessier has pen and paper in hand. The statues and Tessier's are all aligned looking into the camera. In most homes, the kitchen table is a hub of activity. The accompanying story paints the Tessier's as pious folk. Even so, to maintain such a display on your kitchen table is truly exceptional.
It seems unlikely that even a fortuitous angle and good cropping of the photo by themselves would bring about the balance of all these elements in the picture.
It would also seem that there are two likely classes of explanations for how the contents of this picture were brought together. In the case any of these explanations, the photographer and newspaper are worthy of further notice.
¶ 3/21/2004 04:53:00 PM
