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(4,949 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:57 PM Oct 2013

North Dakota Catholics warned of possible hepatitis exposure from bishop during communion

Source: NBC NEWS.com

Hundreds of people may have been exposed to hepatitis A during communion at five North Dakota Catholic churches over the last few weeks after the newly ordained bishop of Fargo returned from Rome with the liver infection, church and state health officials said Friday.

"The risk of people getting hepatitis A in this situation is low, but the Department of Health felt it was important for people to know about the possible exposure," said Molly Howell, immunization program manager for the state Health Department.

The warning was issued to anyone who attended received communion at five churches in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown on days when the new bishop, John Folda, attended:

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North Dakota Catholics warned of possible hepatitis exposure from bishop during communion (Original Post) hue Oct 2013 OP

I didn't know that there were Catholics in North Dakota underpants Oct 2013 #1

Huh? That doesn't even make sense as a joke ButterflyBlood Oct 2013 #8

.... DeSwiss Oct 2013 #2

Since we installed that condom machine in the priests' lav ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2013 #6

Holy shit warrior1 Oct 2013 #3

Hard to believe that the body and blood of christ MsPithy Oct 2013 #4

Bwahahahaha! valerief Oct 2013 #7

Okay, I giggled :) Marrah_G Oct 2013 #9

Meanwhile, the almost schismatic RW Latin Mass kind of Catholics insist on communion on the tongue. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #5

underpants

(182,823 posts)

1. I didn't know that there were Catholics in North Dakota

Reply to hue (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:12 PM

Oct 2013

SOUTH Dakota sure but NORTH Dakota?!?!?

I am just joking.

ButterflyBlood

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8. Huh? That doesn't even make sense as a joke

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 12:05 PM

Oct 2013

North Dakota is about 30% Catholic. It's the second largest group just after Lutherans (35%). There is certainly no small amount to the point where a joke about the lack of them could be made (such as for example non-white people...or even non-German or Scandinavian people.)

I was raised Catholic in North Dakota, but I am not Catholic today.