Merchandising God: the Pope Tart: Jesus on a tortilla? The Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich? The "Nun Bun"? With eBay's emergence, there has been a fervent resurgence of pseudoreligious pareidolia. One author posted her own joke-hoax "Pope Tart" on eBay and watched the results.

From: The Skeptical Inquirer | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

The following scene about religious relics appeared in the British comedy The Black Adder. (1)

BALDRICK: Moving on to relics, we've got shrouds from Turin; wine from the wedding at Cana; splinters from the cross [his finger gets a sliver from one of the splinters]; and, of course, there's stuff made by Jesus in his days in the carpentry shop: pipe racks, coffee tables, coat stands, bookends, crucifixes, a nice cheeseboard, fruit bowls, waterpoof sandals ... [picks up a piece of wood that's partly carved] Oh, I haven't finished that one yet.

PERCY: But this is disgraceful, ...

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