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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:03 AM Oct 2013

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Most holy water contaminated with fecal matter

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/15/most-holy-water-contaminated-fecal-matter-study

Austrian researchers have discovered that church fonts contain very high levels of bacteria and a majority of water samples from holy sources contain fecal matter.

Experts from the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna analyzed the water in 21 holy springs in Austria and in 18 fonts in Vienna at various times during the year, the Daily Mail reported.

They found that 86 percent of water samples from holy sources contain fecal matter, and every milliliter of holy water contained up to 62 million bacteria, none of it safe to drink.

Not surprisingly, the busier the church, the more bacteria .........

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Most holy water contaminated with fecal matter (Original Post) Coyotl Oct 2013 OP

Holy sh... lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #1

ROFLMFAO Coyotl Oct 2013 #2

Reccing, mostly due to your reply! denverbill Oct 2013 #3

Fecal matter is EVERYWHERE. tridim Oct 2013 #4

In My Parish we change the Holy Water everyday. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #5

So is just about everything that humans put their hands in. cbayer Oct 2013 #6

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

1. Holy sh...

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:11 AM

Oct 2013

Sorry, that was too easy.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

2. ROFLMFAO

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:12 AM

Oct 2013

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

3. Reccing, mostly due to your reply!

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:25 AM

Oct 2013

tridim

(45,358 posts)

4. Fecal matter is EVERYWHERE.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 11:29 AM

Oct 2013

It's impossible to avoid, we all ingest it every day.

Just saying.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

5. In My Parish we change the Holy Water everyday.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:35 PM

Oct 2013

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

6. So is just about everything that humans put their hands in.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:55 PM

Oct 2013

Have you heard about the new toilet where you can wash your hand while peeing? Well, at least men can.

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