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Wafer theft suspect wouldn’t eat one, at first

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 by Ana X. Ceron

By ANA X. CERON
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
JENSEN BEACH — Morning Mass at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church was going smoothly until Communion.

That’s when John S. Ricci took one of the Communion wafers and pocketed it, not only attacking their priest, but also their faith, parishioners told Martin County Sheriff’s deputies.

Ricci was supposed to consume the wafer – considered by Roman Catholics to be the body of Jesus Christ – to accept Communion, but when he didn’t, the Rev. Marco DeLeon called after him, parishioners said.

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