Vatican airlines passengers must dump holy water

[markderail]

This article tickled me

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Many hoped to ferry the water back to sick relatives.

Instead, dozens of plastic containers in the shape of the Madonna were left at security, while one man decided to drink all of his.

One passenger drank all of his holy water rather than discard it...

Monsignor Liberio Andreatta, the official on board from the Vatican’s travel agency, did not even try to argue with the rules, to the dismay of the pilgrims.

Many passengers asked the police how they could be foolhardy enough to throw away the miraculous water, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper.[/b]

Enough is enough! It has been proven time & again that liquids pose no threat.

[Darwood]

I giggle at the thought of someone buying "blessed" water for a huge markup. You could hold up a bottle of evian when the pope does his blessing out the window, and it too would be holy water, but wouldn't cost a dollar an ounce.

Actually, aren't you allowed to bring a bottle of water on the plane? Couldn't you just pour it into that bottle? And why not bring the "madonna" container back with you and refill it at church? It'd still be holy water, and you could say you brought the bottle back from the
vatican.

I'm not sure which is dumber, confiscating the bottles, buying the bottles in the first place, or throwing them out.

[Rae Vynn]

Actually, I think it is pretty darned bad that people cannot travel with things that are important in their religion.

Personally, I want to be able to travel with my ritual sword

[ACORNBLUES]

Hello. I'm still pissed that my cycling flashlight and favorite socket driver was confiscated while some pope or whatever next to me is allowed to carry a heavy metal cross longer than my forearm. Don't even bother w/ the the job angle. I was traveling for work. Stupid French authorities.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Derail @ Aug 31 2007, 12:30 PM) [snapback]504999[/snapback]</div>

This article tickled me

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Enough is enough! It has been proven time & again that liquids pose no threat.
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[Proco]

Selling "holy" water is bad enough. But selling it in a bottle shaped like Mary is really over the top. And I thought we here in the states had a lock on tacky consumer items.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Darwood @ Aug 31 2007, 01:50 PM) [snapback]505019[/snapback]</div>

Actually, aren't you allowed to bring a bottle of water on the plane? Couldn't you just pour it into that bottle? And why not bring the "madonna" container back with you and refill it at church? It'd still be holy water, and you could say you brought the bottle back from the vatican.[/b]

You are allowed to bring a bottle of water on the plane, but only if it was bought after you pass through security. You can't take bottles bigger than 3oz (or 100ml) through security.

[Darwood]

So the lesson is, they should have brought their Mary bottles home in the checked luggage instead of the carry on? (And people will by any ridiculous crap).

The only thing I've had confiscated was some tupip bulbs. The vendor I bought them from had year old custom paperwork, which was not up to date, so they took my tulips. Bastards!

[qbee42]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proco @ Aug 31 2007, 02:30 PM) [snapback]505052[/snapback]</div>

You are allowed to bring a bottle of water on the plane, but only if it was bought after you pass through security. You can't take bottles bigger than 3oz (or 100ml) through security.
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You don't have to buy the water. I carry an empty water bottle, then fill it up once I'm through security. It's a lot cheaper than the stuff they sell.

Tom