Catholic Church unlikely to swallow holy toast (Virgin Mary Sandwich)

MIAMI — For nearly 2,000 years, the Virgin Mary reportedly has appeared before hundreds, maybe thousands of people, usually in visions of brilliant light and often carrying a message of compassion.

And while the Roman Catholic Church has sanctioned only three of these visions — with each case approved by the Vatican — it almost never discredits the possibility that they were genuine encounters with the divine.

The grilled-cheese sandwich purported to bear the image of the Virgin Mary, which sold for $28,000 on the Internet auction site eBay last week, likely will not meet the church's criteria of a divine apparition, according to Catholic experts and theologians.

The church follows a formal process for recognizing miracles and sacred apparitions, said Bill Ryan, a spokesman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. It begins with an investigation by the bishop of the diocese in which the supernatural event occurred.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002102840_sandwich28.html

...apologies to the Bar Kays...

Catholic school-boy meal prayer.

"In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, whoever reaches fastest gets the most. Amen"

... sandwich! Osama approved! (just too bizzare)



http://grilledcheese.goldenpalace.com/