Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus on Christmas

I know, it's not news. Oh, wait:

Twenty-year-old Virgen Maria Huarcaya delivered her newborn son, Jesus Emanuel, in the early hours of Christmas in Peru's capital of Lima, Reuters reported.

The baby's father, Adolfo Jorge Huamani, is a carpenter, causing religious Peruvians to compare the 24-year-old to Mary's Biblical husband Joseph, who was a carpenter as well.

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"A few days ago we had decided to name my son after a professional soccer player," the father said. "But thanks to a happy coincidence this is how things ended up."

This kid's got a heck of a reputation to live up to.  "Your namesake wouldn't have broken your brother's toys!"  I suppose you run into the not-quite-the-same problem naming your kid after a living pro sports player, though.  I'm sure at least some of the parents who named their kid after Kobe Bryant or OJ Simpson are feeling pretty stupid now.

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