November 13, 2008
This man committed a crime.
Man charged with stealing communion wafers from Jensen Beach priest
By staff report
Monday, November 10, 2008
JENSEN BEACH — Parishioners at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church stopped a man from leaving Saturday morning Mass after he "attempted to steal a handful of communion wafers from the priest," according to an arrest report.
At one time stealing was stealing. John Samuel Ricci stole and was detained and arrested, but many of those commenting on the news story belittled the situation and the object of the theft.
Why? Well, religious bigotry is the only answer. What deeper analysis is needed?
The only interesting point is that the suspect, John Samuel Ricci believe he could get away with committing the crime.
Why? Did he think Catholics would do nothing? Possibly he thought Catholics were pacifists? And would actually do nothing.
According to the Roman Catholic Church’s own teaching on theft, Ricci was stealing:
Let me emphasizes this point that Ricci was usurping another's property against the reasonable will of the owner, when he "attempted to steal a handful of communion wafers from the priest," that’s stealing, and just being good citizens, the parishioners were allowed to detain him.
The value of the hosts?
Going down to the lowest level of secular thought, people have fought over parking spots.
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