Monday, August 01, 2005
CONSECRATED HOSTS STOLEN
Catholic News Service reports:
LAKE CITY, S.C. (CNS) -- A locked tabernacle filled with consecrated hosts was stolen along with other items during a break-in at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Lake City in early July, and the theft has left parishioners feeling that their faith has been attacked, according to the pastor. "They have desecrated our belief," Father Michael C. Okere told The Catholic Miscellany, newspaper of the Diocese of Charleston.
Is there a black market for consecrated hosts, or were they really going for the gold? The article reports other items stolen, including a microwave, a sound system, and an office computer.
Hat tip to a reader for the link.
