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Related: About this forumRome Police Confiscate Thousands of ‘Fake’ Blessings Near Vatican
Police said Monday they had seized 3,500 fake Vatican parchments that were being sold to unsuspecting pilgrims taking part in Pope Francis Holy Year celebrations.
Romes financial police seized the parchments, valued at about 70,000 euros ($76,000), at a souvenir shop near St. Peters Basilica, where heightened police patrols have been deployed to protect pilgrims taking part in the yearlong Jubilee celebrations.
The parchments were knock-offs of the calligraphy-filled, personalized Apostolic Blessing parchments that are sold inside the Vatican by Francis chief alms-giver to fund the popes charitable efforts. The parchments are valued keepsakes, commemorating births, marriages and in this case, Holy Year pilgrimages.
http://www.ryot.org/rome-police-confiscate-thousands-of-fake-blessings-near-vatican/947208
Vatican: Hey! Stop! That's our scam!
bvf
(6,604 posts)I went at this:
The sequester part of the 1 million counterfeit objects seized in the first week of the Jubilee celebrations lent credence to the Vaticans own warning that fraudsters may pose a greater risk to visitors for the Holy Year than Islamic extremists. (emphasis added)
Glad I got my piece of The One True CrossTM back in grade school before such shameless fakery was of concern to anyone.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)helps too. In some way.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Of the hateful, misogynistic, paternalistic institution that is the RCC.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Something must have changed, perhaps there has been a disturbance in the force.
rug
(82,333 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)...and only half the fat!
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I knew I shouldn't have bought that blessing from the guy in the van down by the river. I will never be able to return it now if it doesn't work.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)I got it on ebay and shipped it in from the Vatican of China was kissed by pope Benedicto himself!
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)By the way, how exactly does one use a finger bone?
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)And with plenty of holy water.
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