Post by jelly belly girl on Jul 19, 2002 9:32:00 GMT -5
The toe of the metal statue of St. Peter in St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome, is worn down almost to a nub by the great number of pilgrims who have kissed it through the centuries.
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Hairs from the tail of a mule ridden by the crusader Peter the Hermit brought high prives as sacred relics throughout Europe in the fourteenth century.
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Christianity has a billion followers. Islam is next in respresentation with hallf this number.
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The Roman Catholic population of the world is large than that of all other Christian sects combined.
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Priests in ancient Egyptian temples plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Forty-seven Bibles are sold or distributed throughout the world every minute of every day.
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Hairs from the tail of a mule ridden by the crusader Peter the Hermit brought high prives as sacred relics throughout Europe in the fourteenth century.
**
Christianity has a billion followers. Islam is next in respresentation with hallf this number.
**
The Roman Catholic population of the world is large than that of all other Christian sects combined.
**
Priests in ancient Egyptian temples plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
**
Forty-seven Bibles are sold or distributed throughout the world every minute of every day.
