[sitetest]

Dear Hermann,

"I watched someone attempt this in St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh. The then pastor, Fr. Leo Vanyo, all 6'-9" or so of him, ran the man down once he realized what he was doing (pocketing the host), and, while still holding the ciborium in one hand, grabbed the man by the arm with the other and forcibly detained him to retrieve the Host."

Wow. Sometimes I feel very sheltered.

Gotta pray for folks who would do that.


sitetest

[Hermann the Cherusker]

"Gotta pray for folks who would do that."

The funny thing is, I saw the man at Mass before on an infrequent basis before he was finally caught and subsequently vanished. After I saw what he did, I then realized he'd spent a fair amount of time "casing" the Mass and the Cathedral during previous Masses.

I wonder how many other Hosts he pocketed without it being known before finally being caught.