Amid fears that religious ritual was eroding due to swine flu fears, an innovative Catholic from the town of Fornaci di Briosco in northern Italy has invented an electronic holy water dispenser. As Reuters first reported, inventor Luciano Marabese first developed the dispenser—which works similarly to soap dispensers, but instead spurts out holy water when parishioners wave a hand underneath—says he did so out of concern that swine flu was undermining the ritual of people dipping their hands into the font upon arrival and departure from church. [Read rest of article]
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Holy water in the era of swine flu
Holy water in the era of swine flu: an electronic dispenser
Amid fears that religious ritual was eroding due to swine flu fears, an innovative Catholic from the town of Fornaci di Briosco in northern Italy has invented an electronic holy water dispenser. As Reuters first reported, inventor Luciano Marabese first developed the dispenser—which works similarly to soap dispensers, but instead spurts out holy water when parishioners wave a hand underneath—says he did so out of concern that swine flu was undermining the ritual of people dipping their hands into the font upon arrival and departure from church. [Read rest of article]
Amid fears that religious ritual was eroding due to swine flu fears, an innovative Catholic from the town of Fornaci di Briosco in northern Italy has invented an electronic holy water dispenser. As Reuters first reported, inventor Luciano Marabese first developed the dispenser—which works similarly to soap dispensers, but instead spurts out holy water when parishioners wave a hand underneath—says he did so out of concern that swine flu was undermining the ritual of people dipping their hands into the font upon arrival and departure from church. [Read rest of article]
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