Something I learned today:

In 2001, an employee fired by an oncologist charged in a lawsuit that her former employer, who had treated the late Cardinal Cooke, gave slides containing the late Cardinal's blood to patients to use in prayer for healing...

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Here's a link to a page with links about Shi'ite Islam

and here's a rundown of countries with the largest Shi'ite populations.