Italians Offer Saints for Download
Devout Italians will no longer have to carry around worn and tattered images of their favorite saints. A new service is launching on Wednesday that offers downloads of the holy images to mobile phones. The Catholic Church has reacted with horror.
The mobile saints service was the brainchild of Barbara Labate, whose mother always made sure to give her a "santino" when she was traveling. She rejects the church's criticism. "We are simply offering a service to the faithful," she told Reuters. "We are doing this with the maximum respect, dignity and professionalism for believers."
I wonder if there are matching ring tones available.
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