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(60,364 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2013, 07:04 AM Oct 2013

Lesus Christ: Vatican Misspells 'Jesus' on Papal Medals [View all]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/vatican-recalls-papal-medals-mispelling-jesus-as-lesus-a-927321.html

So much for papal infallibility. Embarrassed Vatican officials are recalling 6,000 commemorative medallions made in honor of Pope Francis after misspelling "Jesus" as "Lesus."

Lesus Christ: Vatican Misspells 'Jesus' on Papal Medals
October 11, 2013 – 11:42 AM

They say that God is in the details, but what about Jesus? The Vatican has had to recall 6,000 commemorative medals bearing the name "Lesus" where "Jesus" should have been.

The gold, silver and bronze medals were made by the Italian State Mint to commemorate the beginning of Pope Francis's papacy.

The medallions, which went on sale Tuesday, depict Pope Francis and a Latin phrase that he has said inspired him as a young man to pursue a life in the church.

In Latin, the phrase should have read: "Vidit ergo Jesus publicanum et quia miserando antque eligendo vidit, ait illi sequere me" -- or "Jesus therefore sees the tax collector, and since he sees by having mercy and by choosing, he says to him, follow me."

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Lesus Christ: Vatican Misspells 'Jesus' on Papal Medals [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2013 OP

Please use the Google site search intaglio Oct 2013 #1

I do not use the google site search. unhappycamper Oct 2013 #3

Then do use the site search intaglio Oct 2013 #4

yay, it's the internet police... ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2013 #5

There was no reason for this "mistake" intaglio Oct 2013 #6

I really hate self-appointed censors Generic Other Oct 2013 #9

I am not trying to "censor" intaglio Oct 2013 #11

Credit other DUers for what? Generic Other Oct 2013 #19

To repeat myself because, apparently, you cannot be bothered to read intaglio Oct 2013 #21

I have been on DU since 2001 Generic Other Oct 2013 #27

I have not once made that claim intaglio Oct 2013 #29

I will put you on ignore Generic Other Oct 2013 #32

Because duplicate threads never happen on DU Orrex Oct 2013 #7

Because there are means now to avoid too many such mistakes intaglio Oct 2013 #12

To find stuff that might be of interest to you? Orrex Oct 2013 #14

The deal is that other DUers get credited intaglio Oct 2013 #16

Credited for what? For referring to something? Orrex Oct 2013 #17

For - the - original - posting intaglio Oct 2013 #18

Well so what? Orrex Oct 2013 #20

Where did I mention "plagarism"? intaglio Oct 2013 #22

I'm afraid your efforts in this regard are like trying to stop a tsunami with a sponge eShirl Oct 2013 #25

Yeh, but you have to try intaglio Oct 2013 #26

You didn't mention plagiarism, nor did I say that you did. Orrex Oct 2013 #28

By copying and pasting links to the other threads intaglio Oct 2013 #30

Seriously? Orrex Oct 2013 #31

Doesn't that mistake make them worth lots of money? Heather MC Oct 2013 #2

But it made them look look a bunch of lerks. Orrex Oct 2013 #8

Jerks who just created a collectors item Heather MC Oct 2013 #10

Because Lesus loves money-changers Orrex Oct 2013 #15

Isn't the pope a Lesuit? Generic Other Oct 2013 #13

had not seen this before and i do spend a fair amount of time on du dembotoz Oct 2013 #23

Jesus' secret little brother! eShirl Oct 2013 #24