Man Again Drinks Holy Water at Ga. Church

[TinyTank]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050715/...NlYwMlJVRPUCUl

ATHENS, Ga. - A man drinking holy water at St. Joseph's Catholic Church was removed from the church by police on Wednesday. The man, Stacy Lamar Bradford, has a history of trespassing at the church, said Tom Rocks, the church's office manager.

On Oct. 15, Bradford was arrested at St. Joe's after he assaulted the church's pastor, broke a processional crucifix and broke the window of a police cruiser, Rocks said.

He was barred from the church for five years, but he continues to come in the church about every two weeks to drink holy water, which is kept for use in baptisms and other sacraments.

"I've called 911 every two weeks for the last six months," said Rocks. "The big question is that we know he has a problem and we don't want to cause any more problems for him, but since he has attacked people before, we're concerned for people's safety."

Although Rocks has called police several times to have Bradford removed from the premises, the church has not pursued a warrant for his arrest.

[guest10586]

911 for drinking Holy Water? What a waste of time.

[Marc7]

why dont they just deliver it to his home, then he wont have to come.

[15-20_God]

trespassing at the church.

i thought churches were open to anyone and everyone?

[me!]

i thought churches were open to anyone and everyone?

not to lesbians and gays wanting to get married.

[15-20_God]

not to lesbians and gays wanting to get married.

maybe he believed in one of the other gods.

[Absolute]

not to lesbians and gays wanting to get married.

Nooooooo! No more religion flames!

[Fuggit]

that's not the point...

Replace the church with your house... would you want a wacko coming in and drinking your water garden, and possibly harming your family?

[15-20_God]

Replace the church with your house... would you want a wacko coming in and drinking your water garden, and possibly harming your family?

uhh.....i think there is a slight difference.
i don't have a party every sunday either.

[Fuggit]

uhh.....i think there is a slight difference.
i don't have a party every sunday either.

Mass, not party

Anyway, it's a sign of disrespect in any case. But the case the church had was that he was dangerous... the guy even broke a police car windshield

[UrbanPoet]

911 for drinking Holy Water? What a waste of time.

he was trespassing and assaulting ppl too

[callous]

I dare the priests to bless the man's toilet water.. That might solve the problem

[konfusion666]

what is the chemical composition of Holy Water?

[Fuggit]

what is the chemical composition of Holy Water?

H2O + H01Y

[MizTEcK]

isay let him drink...holy waters are breeding grounds for bacteria anyways