2008-07-05 Body Of Christ Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student

2008-07-05 \2008 sacred wafer scandal\Webster Cook\University of Central Florida\separation of church and state WFTV http://www.wftv.com/news/16798008/detail.html 'Body Of Christ' Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student &ldquo;A University of Central Florida student, upset [that] religious groups hold church services on public campuses&rdquo; thereby violating separation of church and state, &ldquo;is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics [that] they call it the Body of Christ.&rdquo;  A University of Central Florida student, upset [that] religious groups hold church services on public campuses ...thereby violating separation of church and state... is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics [that] they call it the Body of Christ.

Cook claims he planned to consume it, but first wanted to show it to a fellow student senator he brought to Mass who was curious about the Catholic faith. They act like Cook has stolen a singular object of value, but the wafer is mass-produced at a cost of about 1.2 cents per cracker; dozens to hundreds (one per participating parishioner) are eaten at each Eucharist service.

Thus began the 2008 sacred wafer scandal.   