Thursday, December 27, 2007

I'm Benedict. Fly Me.

Tired of that ol' "goin' to hell" feeling? Want to spend less time in purgatory? Well now you can with this great offer:


Pope Benedict XVI has authorised special indulgences to mark the 150th anniversary of the Virgin Mary's reputed appearance at Lourdes.
Pilgrims to the shrine in south-west France will receive "plenary indulgences" from the Pontiff, which the Church says reduce the time spent being "washed" of sin after death. The indulgences will be available from this weekend until Dec 8, 2008.
Yes, that's right. You too can stop worrying about the amount of time you'll spend in eternity paying for your residual sins with this special offer. And don't worry about the hassle of booking the trip. Just use the special code "Ratzi the Nazi" and you'll be whisked away on fabulous Mistral Airlines, specifically handling all the Pontiff's travel needs.

Also, don't forget that while traveling, rules are rules. According to BoingBoing, after the Vatican launched its chartered air service for pilgrims headed to Lourdes ...travelers on the way back had to dump their precious bottles of holy water. The headrests may be emblazoned with the Latin words for "I search for your face, oh Lord," but even those on a mission for God can't carry more than 100ml of liquid, holy or not, onto the plane.


Didn't some crazy guy nail something to the door of a church and start a new Christian sect because of the sale of indulgences? And some wonder why the Roman Catholic church is falling apart.

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