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Europe
Holy water barred from Vatican flights
2007-08-30
The jihadi SOBs have a whole lot to answer for. This stuff is seriously beginning to piss me off.
Pilgrims on the Vatican's fledgling airline were stunned to discover that holy water from Lourdes, in southwest France, cannot be taken on board for security reasons, media reports said Wednesday. French security officers seized the liquid -- reputed to have miracle-giving qualities -- under a Europe-wide anti-terrorism rule that forbids more than 100 millilitres (3.5 British ounces) in each passenger's carry-on baggage.

One pilgrim was so distraught that he drank the holy water on the spot, rather than surrender it to the authorities, Italy's Il Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.

Holy water from Lourdes has a price. One French website, lourdes-water.com, offers a one-litre (35 British ounce) plastic bottle for 100 euros (135 dollars).

Lourdes, a major European centre for Christian pilgrimage, is the first destination for the new air service created under a five-year deal between Mistral Air and the Vatican's pilgrimage bureau. Service is to be expanded in 2008 to other places sacred to Roman Catholics, including Fatima in Portugal, Santiago di Compostella in Spain and the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Posted by:lotp

#7  What's XM?
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-08-30 22:17  

#6  TW, They have a whole channel on XM devoted to old time radio. And Fox News. And three classical music stations. And just about everybody you'd want to listen to except Rush. For $10 per month. And they do have NPR, but I just don't know where.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2007-08-30 21:08  

#5  tw, why are you listening to the propaganda on NPR?

It's next to the classical music station on the dial, Rambler dear. And they do have the old radio shows, like Fibber Magee and Molly. Admittedly, when I've listened to NPR for too long I start speaking firmly to the radio, which upsets the trailing daughters if I'm driving. But then, trailing daughter #2 just got her learner's permit, so she's a tad hypersensitive about distractions.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-08-30 20:40  

#4  So, no holy water... hmm... what to use against werewolves or vampires on the plane? must ask Van Hellsing..
Posted by: 3dc   2007-08-30 19:57  

#3  tw, why are you listening to the propaganda on NPR?
Posted by: Rambler   2007-08-30 13:45  

#2  NPR reported this morning that Vatican staff made sure there was a bottle of holy water waiting on each seat of the airplane when the passengers arrived on board.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-08-30 11:28  

#1  At least this way our islamic overlords can board Vatican flights without fear of being needlessly singled out.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-08-30 09:02  

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