Y’all? The Virgin Mary on a Grape …

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ARLINGTON, Texas — An Arlington woman said she has discovered a grape that bears a figure resembling the Virgin Mary.

Becky Ginn, 24, says she is a Baptist.

“I thought this stuff just happened to Catholics?” she said. “Mom and I had a laugh about it at first, seeing as how we’re Baptists and all and we generally don’t expect to see holy people popping up in our foodstuffs.”

Ginn posted a photo of the grape to her LiveJournal page and …

Here’s the story.

No word yet from Grape Elders —