{"id":242,"date":"2006-11-07T21:20:54","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T02:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/07\/rent-a-pilgrim\/"},"modified":"2010-11-23T00:37:17","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T05:37:17","slug":"rent-a-pilgrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/07\/rent-a-pilgrim\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent a Pilgrim"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>If you are a Roman Catholic and you&#8217;ve vowed to make the pilgrimage to Fatima in Portugal, famous for religious visions, but you can&#8217;t fulfill your promise you can now rent-a-pilgrim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* square 250x Oddplanet_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7033143591\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Pilgrim Gil will make the journey in your place for the low fee of 2,500 euros (1,671 pounds), and he&#8217;ll even send you a certificate stamped along the way to prove he walked your every step.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Carlos Gil, 42, is also a rent-a-pilgrim. 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