Most Catholics know that religious items such as a monstrance or chalicess can NOT be sold. They can be put away and then given to a mission church is Asia, South America, Africa — even here in the U. S.
Same with vestments and other religious articles. They cannot be sold.
They are blessed and sacred because of the proper use of them.
So my question of the bar owner is — how did he/she get ahold of them in the first place?
What is happening there is sacreligious and blasphemous.
They’re for sale alright.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=monstrance
All that kind of stuff has always been pretty easy to buy even before the internet. Just gotta put some effort into it.
>> “They are blessed and sacred because of the proper use of them.” <<
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Then they are an abomination because they’re idols.
They are sold all the time. Look on ebay or call businesses which deal in antique silver. We gave the priest at our church a beautiful antique chalice amd paten that we bought from an antique silver dealer in Atlanta.