Vampire Catholics
Suppose you were a vampire,
and suppose you were a Catholic;
but I repeat myself.
[Vatican Accepts Payment in Blood to Access Museums by
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | Breitbart] "Along with Visa, Mastercard, and cash,
visitors wishing to access the Vatican Museums now have the option of paying in
blood.
“Without blood, there is no life. Without art, life
would be empty and sad,” said Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums.
The Museums recently announced that blood donors will
receive a voucher toward an entry ticket to the Vatican Museums. The new blood
“payment plan,” with the slogan “Give blood and follow your artistic
inclination,” is the product of a partnership between Rome’s Gemelli University
Hospital and the blood donor group “Francesco Olgiati,” together with the
Vatican Museums.
Yet blood donors should not think they will get into
the Museums on the cheap. While an adult ticket to the Vatican Museums currently
costs 16 euros, donors will receive a voucher for four euros each time they give
blood. This means that donors must give blood four times if they wish to access
the Museums for free.
Moreover, since a donor typically gives a pint of
blood per session, it will cost blood-givers nearly two liters of blood—34
percent of the body’s total blood supply—to gaze upon the Laocoon, the Apollo
Belvedere, or Michelangelo’s Last Judgment for free..." Full text:
Vatican Accepts Payment in Blood to Access Museums
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