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Mon Sep 28 13:31:41 CDT 2009
When the saints go logging on
Online prayers could soon be answered
The next time you have trouble surfing the Net, spiritual
help could be at hand.
In answer to the prayers of many Net users who have
just crashed, the Vatican is considering giving the
Internet its own patron saint.
The choice of religious saviour is thought to be St Isidore
of Seville, who died 1,400 years ago.
The Spanish saint is the preferred choice for the Net by
many users. He is credited with creating the world's first
database - a 20-volume encyclopaedia.
St Isidore was a prolific writer and his works include a
history of the world. He introduced the works of Aristotle
to Spain and was considered to be one of the most
learned men of his day.
For those about to crash
Spokesman for the Catholic
Media Office Tom Hallwood
said: "There are patron saints
of many things, so why not
let the Internet have one?
"It is a good idea and might
be able to help us all when
we are about to crash.
"There has been no official
statement from Rome but
this has been an idea floating
around for a while, so why not?"
The Vatican and the Roman Catholic church are
heavily
involved with the Internet.
The Pope broadcasts live speeches on the Web and
Vatican Radio can be heard online.
It also uses three servers to cope with the heavy demand
made on its websites, appropriately called Raphael,
Gabriel and Michael.
The move to appoint a saint for the Internet has been
attributed to pressure from Catholic users around the
world, predominantly Spain.
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