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Catholic busybody objects to prof's "frackin' cracker" remark
A University of Minnesota instructor posted on his blog that he's amazed that a Florida college student who briefly took a communion wafer "hostage" has been receiving death threats. His post was headlined "It's a frackin' cracker" and that got the Catholic League (a one-man "organization") upset. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
July 10, 2008 | Permalink
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Not just any instructor, but the famed atheist rabblerouser PZ Myers hisself. Heh.
Posted by: nolo | Jul 10, 2008 9:53:26 AM
What's the difference between holding a communion cracker hostage and eating it?
If you hold it hostage you don't have to flush it.
This fellow seems to be doing the body of Christ a favor.
Posted by: Reno | Jul 10, 2008 10:00:36 AM
I thought the literal Catholic belief was not that the wafer became a symbol of the body of Christ, but that it actually became the body of Christ.
Posted by: Inigo Montoya | Jul 10, 2008 10:01:58 AM
Does everyone need a blog?
Not only do I not care about a communion wafer being held hostage, whatever that means, but I also don't care what some professor in an unknown town in Minnesota thinks about it. Furthermore, I don't care what some Catholic organization's opinion is of the professor's opinion.
Posted by: Torgo | Jul 10, 2008 10:04:52 AM
A former nephew caused his entire Catholic congregation to lapse into uncontrolled laughter for at least ten minutes. As the priest held up the large host in one hand, the two broken pieces seperated slightly leaving a V shaped gap between them. Little Jeffrey jumped up and shouted, "Look mommy, it's PacMan"!
Pandemonium.
Posted by: thomas | Jul 10, 2008 10:08:13 AM
I thought the literal Catholic belief was not that the wafer became a symbol of the body of Christ, but that it actually became the body of Christ.
Yes. But for some reason, when you point out that that would make it ritual cannibalism, they get all bent out of shape and defensive.
Posted by: Wolf | Jul 10, 2008 10:09:19 AM
I like to snack on the body of Christ while I'm drinking my sweet foamy Jesus.
Torgo - It's kind of ironic you are posting on a blog about the fact that you don't care what people on blogs have to say :-)
Posted by: G-Man | Jul 10, 2008 10:09:37 AM
I thought the literal Catholic belief was not that the wafer became a symbol of the body of Christ, but that it actually became the body of Christ.
Yes. But for some reason, when you point out that that would make it ritual cannibalism, they get all bent out of shape and defensive.
Posted by: Wolf | Jul 10, 2008 10:11:19 AM
anyone that believes in magical jews and talking snakes has something seriously wrong with them in the first place.
Posted by: buddy | Jul 10, 2008 10:26:33 AM
I thought the literal Catholic belief was not that the wafer became a symbol of the body of Christ, but that it actually became the body of Christ.
Yes. But for some reason, when you point out that that would make it ritual cannibalism, they get all bent out of shape and defensive.
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I just remember it kind of tasting like a wafer.
Or maybe that's what Jesus tastes like. You know, the ol "tastes like chicken" thing.
Posted by: Inigo Montoya | Jul 10, 2008 10:28:42 AM
As a former Catholic, I can recall many instances of 'my Savior' getting stuck to the roof of my mouth.
Oh, the agonies of what to do, what to do? Poke at Him with my tongue and try to nudge Him down - or be really crass and stick my finger in my mouth to scrape Him off?
Posted by: TyroCat | Jul 10, 2008 10:40:05 AM
all we need is another busybody ........like there are not enough already
Posted by: | Jul 10, 2008 10:44:50 AM
"As a former Catholic, I can recall many instances of 'my Savior' getting stuck to the roof of my mouth.
Oh, the agonies of what to do, what to do? Poke at Him with my tongue and try to nudge Him down - or be really crass and stick my finger in my mouth to scrape Him off?"
Ya gotta make sure and gargle with some of His Blood when they hand you that big gaudy goblet.
SFL
Posted by: SFL | Jul 10, 2008 10:49:07 AM
Adults with imaginary friends....how silly.
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | Jul 10, 2008 10:58:00 AM
Sean, sometimes the imaginary ones are the only ones who return your calls.
Posted by: sometimesilie | Jul 10, 2008 11:04:31 AM
The important thing overlooked is that the prof is obviously a battlestar galactica fan.
Posted by: boynamedsue | Jul 10, 2008 11:06:35 AM
Deliberately defacing someone's sacred religious object isn't right, regardless of your belief or unbelief. However, it also isn't right to threaten the defacer with death.
This whole situation is being blown way out of proportion by attention whores on both sides of the religious divide.
Posted by: Phranqlin | Jul 10, 2008 11:07:22 AM
dear Reno;
Bear in mind that what goes in to you (symbolic or otherwise) turns in to you. Not a bad concept for many here to entertain.
Posted by: thomas | Jul 10, 2008 11:09:12 AM
Phranqlin, I was thinking the same thing--threatening the host hostage holder with death doesn't seem very "Christian" to me!
Posted by: troschne | Jul 10, 2008 11:10:34 AM
Kid should have left it alone. Theres a difference between standing up against religious beliefs encroaching on your freedoms, and interfering and upsetting people who, while what they're doing may be silly, aren't doing anything wrong.
Nothing about sitting around on sunday eating tasty godwafers affects me in any way.
Note: this doesn't preclude me from having an opinion or lampooning the delicious jesusbites, I just don't think theres valid reason to actively try to go to their place of worship and upset them.
Posted by: boynamedsue | Jul 10, 2008 11:20:31 AM
It's not just a cracker! It's Jesus! Soylent communion wafers--they're made of Jesus!!!
Posted by: Howie Feltersnatch | Jul 10, 2008 11:22:48 AM
I saw a kid hock a loogie and land it in the holy water one time. NICE. Kudos to that kid.
Posted by: twerp | Jul 10, 2008 11:22:52 AM
Hey, at least the guy didn't take it back to his frat house to play "ookie cookie" with. Jesus bukkake is nothing to laugh at!
(One ticket to Hell, please. Aisle seat.)
Posted by: Howie Feltersnatch | Jul 10, 2008 11:25:20 AM
Thomas, if that is the case then I am made of smoke and beer, and Del Taco food. And I still smell delicious!
Actually I agree with you that we consume all that we come in contact with, whether it be the words on this blog, the smoky air, or the food upon our plates. The consumption of knowledge will benefit the cracker kyper as would the consumption of compassion by the cracker kyped congregation.
Posted by: Reno | Jul 10, 2008 11:31:48 AM
Thanks for that image, Howie. After watching "Big Butter Jesus" on Youtube, I'm certain I'll be joining you after I wipe my monitor clean. You can have the aisle seat. I probably only qualify for the cargo hold.
Posted by: Soo | Jul 10, 2008 11:33:36 AM
