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PHILIPPINE BISHOP SHEDS LIGHT ON ASH WEDNESDAY BURNS‍

An investigation has ruled out sabotage as the cause of skin rashes from ashes used during an Ash Wednesday ritual in a Manila diocese. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said the “mystery burns” people had on their foreheads after the ashes were administered were caused by acid. Bishop Dav

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