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Callers phone up church angel in Netherlands

By T.K. Randall
January 11, 2012 · Comment icon 18 comments

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A phone scheme that was originally set up as a joke has been attracting over 30 callers a day.
The scheme has been so successful that the church board for the St Jan cathedral in Den Bosch has set up an 0900 number through which people can call up the angel which is actually nothing more than a taped message. The church says they are going to put the money towards the maintenance costs of the cathedral.
An angel with a mobile phone at the St Jan cathedral in Den Bosch can still be reached by her 06 number, even though the church authorities have introduced a premium rate line, the Telegraaf reports on Monday.


Source: Dutch News | Comments (18)




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Comment icon #9 Posted by rashore 13 years ago
Wow, is this the church version of those sex lines that charge to call? Just with a recording instead of a live talker. I gotta say, if the gal that started the joke thinks it's wrong that the church is charging to call, she could always have the stupid thing shut off.
Comment icon #10 Posted by DigitalDreamer 13 years ago
Wow i am liek amazed that a church would do this! Totally never saw this coming
Comment icon #11 Posted by NikkiAidyn 13 years ago
Oh, dear. -Facepalm.
Comment icon #12 Posted by and then 13 years ago
And then there's always the lonely souls who resort to this line because they have no one else..sad really. If it gives them comfort then it can be a good thing IMO
Comment icon #13 Posted by thatRobGuy 13 years ago
No matter what you believe in or don't believe in... This is wrong. What a crime.
Comment icon #14 Posted by THE MATRIX 13 years ago
What if I Use a phone card or I Skype her?
Comment icon #15 Posted by xScorpinix 13 years ago
Faith is believing in something in which there is absolutely no physical proof of its existence. Faith =/= Ignorance?
Comment icon #16 Posted by Eldorado 13 years ago
If you believe you can talk to an "angel" on the phone... you don't deserve to be in charge of any sum of money. imo
Comment icon #17 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 13 years ago
Words fail me... LOL! This.
Comment icon #18 Posted by fatalcharm 13 years ago
I don't think that (most) people who are calling this number actually think that they are talking to an angel. No one is that stupid, even us silly old Christians. Some people just need something, like a diary, or a phone call to an electronic message to get their thoughts out and clear their heads. "Get it off their chest" as they say. If this makes people feel better then why not? I think it is disgraceful that the church has decided to charge a premium rate for it though. It wasn't even their idea. Just an other reason for me to believe that the Catholic church is completely evil and greedy... [More]


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