Public holy water fonts contain high levels of bacteria
Blessings don't magically neutralize E. coli. Microbiologists have repeatedly tested communal church water basins only to find they are absolutely teeming with virulent fecal bacteria, making them highly efficient vectors for community disease transmission.

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