Sioux City, Iowa, Apr 17, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The sale of a Eucharistic host allegedly consecrated by Pope John Paul II on the on-line auction site, E-bay, reportedly did not go through.
The incident has sparked off considerable controversy for the website and been the focus of an e-mail campaign by Catholics wanting E-bay to change their policy on such sales.
According to Fr. Roger J. Augustine of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, the seller pulled the alleged Eucharist last week, and the sale was never finalized.
The priest said that he disposed of the Eucharist according to Church dictates.