Saints on cellphones
Give us a percentage, it's a holy idea whose time
has come.
If you are a Catholic looking for a saint in heaven to protect you, you no longer have to carry a small “holy card”. You can get the image sent to your cellphone.
A company in Italy started offering the service…but ran into opposition from some Catholic Church leaders who think the idea is crass and commercial.
“We found a need and filled it,” Barbara Labate, who came up with the idea with her business partner in a cellphone services company based in Milan.
Jesus and the Madonna are also for sale…
And always have been.
Posted: Fri - December 7, 2007 at 05:53 AM