Monday, January 25, 2010

God Tricks 117 Russian 'Sinners' by Poisioning Their 'Holy Water'

MOSCOW — More than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk, an official said Monday.

A total of 117 people, including 48 children, were in the hospital complaining of acute intestinal pain after drinking water from wells in and around a local church last week, said Vladimir Salovarov, a spokesman for the Irkutsk Investigative Committee.

Salovarov said 204 people required some medical treatment after consuming the water, the source of which was a stagnant lake. He said, however, that it was too early to say what caused the illness.

Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany – which they celebrate on Jan. 19 – to be holy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/25/contaminated-holy-water-s_n_435098.html

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