Monday, February 3, 2014

Relic blood of John Paul II stolen

On January 26, a small vial of blood of the soon-to-be canonized pope was stolen from an Italian church:

"The theft sparked a major search operation involving sniffer dogs and dozens of police officers.
Italian authorities said they believe the theft was commissioned, as thieves stole only the relic and left many other valuables behind at the church.
Only three of John Paul II's relics contain his blood and they are all considered of great religious value.
As the late pontiff's blood would be difficult to sell, Italian police said it is possible the thieves may plan to use it for satanic rites."

18 comments:

edutcher said...

Yeah, this is very weird.

Maybe some of those feminazis who thing using a tampon is rape.

Guildofcannonballs said...

Crack's mom just died. I think he is in more pain than usual and it would help if people say "yeah you're an extreme asshole but we do hope you find solace with some people you trust and please know we don't enjoy your pain at this moment" or something.

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Unknown said...

Why are viles of blood being stored in the first place? I'm not a Catholic, help me understand. Is this a long standing tradition?
(I find it a bit creepy, superstitious, and weird.)

...and now the blood is in the wrong hands! It's like a Dan Brown creation.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

The Satanic ritual line is the official cliché of first resort; the DNA cloning jokes too easy.

Not so long ago, I listened to a lecture series on how the Catholic church has historically been at the forefront of scientific progress.

I don't recall the lecturer spending much time on the Vatican's miracle squad, though.

Rabel said...

Deb gets results.

Also, apparently no "vial of blood" but a stained piece of cloth.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

The Anchoress doesn't have anything on this yet.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

A happy end.

Unknown said...

Vial (not vile) lol. How vile of me.

deborah said...

How can I not with Rabel on the case?

The Crack Emcee said...

NotquiteunBuckley said...
Crack's mom just died. I think he is in more pain than usual and it would help if people say "yeah you're an extreme asshole but we do hope you find solace with some people you trust and please know we don't enjoy your pain at this moment" or something.


Thanks again, Buck, but don't bother y'all - I'm fine now.

A racist came by and cheered me up.

Fuck all y'all,...

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Catholic News Agency headline: "Police recover stolen JPII relic, bishop forgives thieves."

Lost in the shuffle is the historical fact that "forgiveness" meant a public, and hence binding, waiver of the right of vendetta.

I don't know what it means today except perhaps a sort of declaration of moral superiority.

Which is fine by me, I should add.

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john said...

The vial was stolen from the Church of San Pietro della Ienca in the mountainous Abruzzo region in central Italy on Saturday. Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005, loved to go on skiing holidays in the area.

When I vacation and find the service outstanding in every respect, oftentimes upon leaving I will wrap a $50 bill around one of those very small ziplock bags containing either one of my fingernail or toenail clippings. The recipients will undoubtedly recognize that the money is only for the eventuality that I do not become famous, and if I do, then it is only a pittance compared to the value of the wrapped gift.

It's the least I can leave.

john said...

After painstaking reevaluation of all of the relics of the True Cross that could be found, including a sample of the roughly 3/4 million of same now being auctioned on Ebay, scientists have concluded that Jesus was actually crucified on a redwood tree at least 350 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter. That no redwood trees are now found in the Holy Land is seen as additional confirmation of global warming.

Paddy O said...

Sometimes I'm very much a Protestant. This is one of those times.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

Maybe JPII blood was used by satan worshipers to crash Peyton Manning's offense and NJ Transit after the Super Bowl?


Seattle does begin with an "S" like Satan.

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