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Old Aug 19, 2008, 8:53 am
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smackfu
 
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Originally Posted by Bowgie
Many Catholic holy sites, like Fatima, have nearby (and off-property) trinket booths that sell God-knows-what completely unsanctioned and unprofited by the Church.
At Lourdes, which is famed for it's healing water, the trinket booths don't sell the water itself, but they sell the most hideous water containers ever. Like plastic milk jugs in the shape of the virgin, with a couple of dabs of paint for eyes and lips. Very tacky.
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