LAST night, in a desperate last-minute search for a Hallowe’en costume, I ducked into La Rosita, an enormous toy emporium in Benidorm which, this year, displayed the largest-ever collection of ghoulish accoutrement I have ever seen. What puzzled me, though, was that priestly garb featured largely among the werewolf, witch and vampire costumes, and, for [...]
YOUNG Catholic parishioners throughout Italy are preparing for “Holywe’en”. Instead of dressing up as witches, demons, vampires, zombies, trolls – or predatory priests – godly youngsters from some 30 Italian cities will spend October 31 hanging pictures of saints from their windows and balconies to celebrate the eve of All Saint’s Day. Yawn. Said Sara [...]
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THERE’S an amusing little poll over at the Paliban Daily today, inspired by a lengthy bit of barmpottery in the Christian magazine, Charisma. The poll asks “What festive Halloween activity do YOU want to try?” And it offers this choice of answers: I’m going to sacrifice a baby! Sex with a demon sounds fun, though [...]
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