Thieves steal Pope John Paul's blood from Italy church

[joeybee12]

ROME (Reuters) - Thieves broke into a small church in the mountains east of Rome over the weekend and stole a reliquary with the blood of the late Pope John Paul II, a custodian said on Monday.

Dozens of police with sniffer dogs scoured the remote area for clues to what the Italian Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana called "a sacrilegious theft that was probably commissioned by someone".

Franca Corrieri told Reuters she had discovered a broken window early on Sunday morning and had called the police. When they entered the small stone church they found the gold reliquary and a crucifix missing.

John Paul, who died in 2005, loved the mountains in the Abruzzo region. He would sometimes slip away from the Vatican secretly to hike or ski there and pray in the church.

http://news.yahoo.com/thieves-steal-pope-john-paul-39-blood-italy-111858044.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. He can be a real nuisance at times.

[cthulu2016]

2. Previous headline: Church in Italy owns Pope John Paul's blood

It's not like the theives made the core story any weirder

[Brettongarcia]

3. Catholic belief in healing power of blood, crosses, bones, holy water, is belief in Magic, Magicians

The Bible warned that much of religion, even Christianity, would be "deceived" by false religious leaders; especially "sorcerers," or "magicians." And as a matter of fact, many people have noted than many Christian beliefs, especially Catholic beliefs, seem continuous with the origins of ancient religion in Shamans, and magicians.

The belief that one can touch some holy object, and be healed of a disease, does not work, science tells us. If it is a common belief, it is one that is found in primitive magicians.

[SidDithers]

4. I bet they're going to clone him...nt

Sid

[El Supremo]

5. Sorry, but that won't help Notre Dame win a championship.

They should just try to get better players.