[NYer]

A Palestinian woman walks past the site where archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remain of Siloam Pool in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the pool's stone remains and its still-running water, believed to have been used by Jesus to restore a blind man's eyesight. The pool was used by Jews for ritual immersions from about 50 B.C. until A.D. 70, when the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple.

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[Kolokotronis]

When the people asked Christ why the man had been born blind, because of his sin or the sin of his parents, Christ replied, loosely translated, "Neither, but rather so that the love of God might be made manifest in the world." Something to remember the next time we see a handicapped person.