# Catholic Church Used Crop Duster To Spray Holy Water Over Louisiana Town **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630 "2019-12-30T21:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/41 "2020-01-01T00:37:53Z")
Well, I’m not afraid of a little water, but I’d hate for this to catch on. It sounds like it could be easily used with ill intent. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/42 "2020-01-01T00:41:41Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Are they now Holy Patties? Holy Shit. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/43 "2020-01-01T00:49:02Z")
How did news of this go over in the chemtrail crowd? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/44 "2020-01-01T01:25:25Z")
I suspect it sizzled and burned on every pagan the magic water hit. ETA: I know it from the movies! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/45 "2020-01-01T01:47:14Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > How did news of this go over in the chemtrail crowd? Cathtrails? Jesustrails? Jesus Mist Me? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/46 "2020-01-01T02:00:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Cathtrails? > Jesustrails? > Jesus Mist Me? “Jesus Sprays.” ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/47 "2020-01-01T03:50:57Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > To clarify - I don’t really give a shit about the religious aspect of it. But I’d have to imagine, as **Senegoid** pointed out above, that there are rules about aerial spraying over public and private property. If the spraying had only happened on farms at the request of the farmer, fine. But spraying any material, no matter how harmless, over public and private area without the consent or even knowledge of the owners and users of that property is a problem. So yeah, I’d report him to the FAA, and if it turns out he did in fact violate any regulations, I’d expect them to fine him/pull his license, as appropriate. You can’t be serious. If you are, I’m sorry. But to be clear, you want his license pulled because people were possibly misted with water? See, these are the things that give conservatives pause when we are told that liberals don’t want to upset any sort of order; that you all just want tolerance for those that have been marginalized by society. We think about that and then see stuff like this. Maybe we could start a gofundme for the victims of this terrible assault from the air. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/48 "2020-01-01T04:01:26Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > You can’t be serious. If you are, I’m sorry. But to be clear, you want his license pulled because people were possibly misted with water? > > See, these are the things that give conservatives pause when we are told that liberals don’t want to upset any sort of order; that you all just want tolerance for those that have been marginalized by society. We think about that and then see stuff like this. > > Maybe we could start a gofundme for the victims of this terrible assault from the air. What if someone spritzed you in the face while walking down the street one day? Then claimed something about Jesus? ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/49 "2020-01-01T04:09:03Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > What if someone spritzed you in the face while walking down the street one day? Then claimed something about Jesus? You can certainly see the differences, no? Do I have to point them out? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/50 "2020-01-01T04:11:06Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > You can certainly see the differences, no? Do I have to point them out? Please do. Go into as much detail as possible. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/51 "2020-01-01T04:12:33Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > You can’t be serious. If you are, I’m sorry. But to be clear, you want his license pulled because people were possibly misted with water? > > See, these are the things that give conservatives pause when we are told that liberals don’t want to upset any sort of order; that you all just want tolerance for those that have been marginalized by society. We think about that and then see stuff like this. > > Maybe we could start a gofundme for the victims of this terrible assault from the air. WTF? Did you read a single word I wrote? I don’t want his license pulled because people were misted with water. If it turns out he violated any FAA regulations, I want him punished for violating those regulations. With whatever punishment the regulations themselves call for. Aren’t you a lawyer? Wouldn’t you want that too? And I fail to see what “order” is being upset by asking that pilots not intentionally spray anything over land that the owner hasn’t given them permission to do so. Don’t conservatives believe in property rights? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/52 "2020-01-01T04:21:31Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > What if someone spritzed you in the face while walking down the street one day? Then claimed something about Jesus? Better yet, replace “jesus” with “satan” or any other religious bullshit you don’t agree with. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/53 "2020-01-01T04:27:56Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > You can’t be serious. If you are, I’m sorry. But to be clear, you want his license pulled because people were possibly misted with water? > > See, these are the things that give conservatives pause when we are told that liberals don’t want to upset any sort of order; that you all just want tolerance for those that have been marginalized by society. We think about that and then see stuff like this. > > Maybe we could start a gofundme for the victims of this terrible assault from the air. Aren’t you a lawyer? There are two issues here. If I experienced a plane unexpectedly flying over a crowd of people spraying some unknown liquid it would be distressing. It _would_ be the same as some random person spraying me with some unknown liquid as I walked down the street. I would be extremely concerned about what the hell it was and why they were doing it, and I’d call the cops. It certainly seems to fit the definition of assault, the fact that the liquid may turn out to be actually harmless is irrelevant. > [@](#): > > Assault. At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. The second problem is that it may not in fact be harmless. How can it be acceptable for someone to spray crowds of people in a public place with liquid that _may_ be contaminated with agricultural chemicals, without their consent? Why should people be exposed to that risk, for no benefit whatsoever? I have a strong feeling that if it weren’t Christians doing this, you’d have a rather different perspective. I don’t know if his license should be pulled, but I think there should be some kind of action, warning him that if he does it again his license _will_ be suspended. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/54 "2020-01-01T04:28:01Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Better yet, replace “jesus” with “satan” or any other religious bullshit you don’t agree with. You also forgot the part where the water is coming from a can clearly marked “DANGER: POISON,” but the guy is waving off any concerns you have because he says he rinsed it out really well before he went around spraying people. > [@Riemann](#): > > I have a strong feeling that if it weren’t Christians doing this, you’d have a rather different perspective. I think this one of those times where “sincerely held religious beliefs” are meant to supersede other laws. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/55 "2020-01-01T13:43:19Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > “Jesus Sprays.” WWJS What would Jesus spray? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/56 "2020-01-01T18:24:22Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > some of this ended up in sewers and what not. Some cow patties and such may have gotten blessed. Are they now Holy Patties? That’s true with a “manual” blessing too. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/57 "2020-01-01T18:31:21Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > That’s true with a “manual” blessing too. So, it might miss the intended tarted it they bent down to tie a shoelace? Does the intensity of a propagating blessing decrease with the square of distance, or is it more like a bullet that just keeps going until it hits something? ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/58 "2020-01-01T19:22:18Z")
This thread made me realize that I’m not entirely sure what holy water is or what it’s for. Off to Wikipedia… ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/59 "2020-01-01T20:57:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > It’s rude and intrusive. It’s being told that **you have been made to participate in my religious beliefs whether you like it or not, whether you consent or not, whether you are Catholic or not.** > > Rude as hell. Distasteful. Not at all surprising. > > Reminds me of how the Mormons like to posthumously baptize Holocaust victims. > > ETA: I too would be concerned about pesticides and would file a complaint. What would it accomplish? Hopefully it would prevent it from happening again - the more often something like this happens, the more likely that somebody will end up spraying contaminated water on a town even if it didn’t happen this time. Entirely agree. Aside from being frightening and potentially dangerous, it’s a disrespectful imposition of religious beliefs. **Senegoid** pointed out that Federal Aviation Regulations may have been violated, but isn’t it also just a violation of common sense? > [@](#): > > Barzare gave the pilot instructions to focus on areas of south-west Louisiana where people gathered, such as stores, schools and other churches that he is responsible for. Load up your plane and do manoeuvres over where the people are. Great. j PS - quote from [the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/26/church-uses-crop-duster-plane-to-spray-holy-water-upon-louisiana-faithful) rather than the OP’s source. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630/60 "2020-01-02T02:49:03Z")
I’ve been ordained a couple times so I’m authorized to bless stuff. Suppose I pick a nice day in Santa Monica with an onshore breeze. I have a balloon, a tank of helium, and an ounce of powdered plutonium. I carefully pour the powder into the balloon and inflate and seal it. I give it a nice blessing and set it free. It quickly rises to maybe 10k feet elevation and pops, spraying fatal doses on millions of Los Angeles area sinners and a few lucky mutants. I’ve blessed it and broken no FAA or EPA regulations. Hallelujah! Gawd is great! Inhale and be saved! For my next trick, I’ll retroactively grant sainthood to all unwed mothers. Get busy, ladies! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-used-crop-duster-to-spray-holy-water-over-louisiana-town/845630.md?page=4)