A parish priest has concluded that the alleged miracle that took place at a church in Co Mayo was actually a reaction to the water, it has been reported.
The incident occurred at St Joseph’s Church in Aghamore, near Knock, after a piece of Communion bread fell on the floor. It was then placed in water to dissolve.
What happened next spread across social media, as one Facebook post claimed that the parish priest had discovered blood and flesh tissue in the water.
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After this story broke and was shared on social media, one Irish man, Robert Nugent, noted that the photo used on the Facebook post was not actually a photo of the event. In fact, despite there being several witnesses, no photos were taken of this particular occurrence.
The photos used on that original Facebook post, according to Nugent, were actually from a 2015 story from Crux Now and were taken at St Francis Xavier Church in Kearns, Utah.
According to Irish Central, the article containing the photo debunked the notion of the Eucharist in question being “bloody”. The red colouring was actually red bread mould, rather than blood, clots or flesh.
Nugent also said he had been corresponding with the parish priest about the alleged miracle, Irish Central reports.
However, the priest reportedly said that the incident “appeared to be a reaction of water and therefore, it’s not now considered a visible Eucharistic Miracle”.
Nugent told Irish Central that the church “would need to do an independent investigation to determine if it’s mould (which can be red), or if it’s a miracle”. He also said that the phenomenon was “real”.
We’re sure this will be unfortunate news for Mayo GAA fans, who were hoping that the miracle could lead to them taking home the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time in 71 years.
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