divine intervention?

"But the historic St. Louis Cathedral was spared any apparent damage. A magnolia tree and an oak felled by Katrina's winds landed in the cathedral's back courtyard - but missed the church and a white marble statue of Jesus with outstretched arms."
"On Jackson Square, two massive oak trees outside the 278-year-old St. Louis Cathedral came out by the roots, ripping out a 30-foot section of ornamental iron fence and straddling a marble statue of Jesus Christ, snapping off the thumb and forefinger of his outstretched hand."