Pope Blood! Get your Pope Blood! - Democratic Underground

Ian David

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Thu May-05-11 02:13 PM
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Pope Blood! Get your Pope Blood!

Pope Blood! Get your Pope Blood!

In 2011, showcasing someone's blood is usually left to the likes of eccentric celebrities or psycopaths. But when it comes to religion, blood lust is not just a hobby, it's part and parcel of the whole thing. Which explains why Pope John Paul II's blood was on display at the Vatican.

Blood taken from Pope John Paul II before he died is to go on display at his beatification on Sunday.

One of four small vials of blood removed from John Paul during his final days will be used, the Vatican said in a statement.

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"The blood and hair, these are from of the pope's body, so these are relics of the first degree," Cardinal Dziwisz told AFP.

More:
http://dagblog.com/religion/pope-blood-get-your-pope-blood-10109

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Sabriel

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Thu May-05-11 02:15 PM
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1. Hey, at least they're not pretending to drink it.

It's progress!

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MineralMan

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Thu May-05-11 02:15 PM
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2. Macabre. Shades of old pagan rituals, I think.

Jebus is not amused, I'm sure.

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MineralMan

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Thu May-05-11 02:18 PM
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3. Relics are awesome!

There were several claims in history that relics existed of the foreskin of Jesus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Prepuce

What would the anti-circumcision folks make of that.

Psst...hey...wanna buy a piece of Jesus's foreskin? It's freaking miraculous. 127 Euros only.

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sharp_stick

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Thu May-05-11 02:28 PM
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4. I once toured

St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, the founder of which, Brother Andre, was recently made a Saint.

In addition to the pilgrims climbing the stairs on their knees they have Brother Andre's heart on display in there. Not being at all catholic I found it somewhat macabre.

http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1001_index.php

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sudopod

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Thu May-05-11 10:20 PM
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8. Andre was kind of a big deal. nt

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Lynx

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Thu May-05-11 02:32 PM
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5. blood and gore

It's gross, disgusting and belongs in the Dark Ages from whence it came.

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digonswine

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Thu May-05-11 03:46 PM
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6. This smacks of organ harvesting-

Edited on Thu May-05-11 03:51 PM by digonswine

I want the liver dammit!

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sudopod

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Thu May-05-11 10:20 PM
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7. Awesome sauce. nt

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