Holy Water Polluted in the Philippines

The only water that is holy taught in our schools, colleges, and universities is the holy water found inside the font of churches and cathedrals. There is therefore nothing sinful about throwing garbage and trash into our rivers and lakes and and bays. Such waters are not holy. They can be polluted at no harm to the environment or harm to our immortal souls. After all, God in the bible says: "Love not the world, neither the things in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1 John 2:15 In the meantime, Researchers at the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna tested water from 21 springs in Austria and 18 fonts in Vienna and found samples contained up to 62 million bacteria per milliliter of water, none of it safe to drink. Tests indicated 86 percent of the holy water, commonly used in baptism ceremonies and to wet congregants' lips, and other religious ceremony such as blessing of the dead - was infected with common bacteria found in fecal matter such as E. coli, enterococci and Campylobacter, which can lead to diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever. Nitrates, commonly found in fertilizer from farms, were also identified in the water. If ingested, water containing nitrates over the maximum contaminant level could cause serious illness, especially in infants younger than 6 months, which could lead to death if untreated, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Poch Suzara, Twitter# Facebook# Google#