The episodic national medical blood shortages have a simple solution.  Catholic priests convert huge amounts of so-so wine into real blood of the highest quality every week.  At least that is their claim and they collect a lot of money based in part on that claim.   If each diocese would make extra and divert Sunday's left over blood to local hospitals in Jesus' name, the results would be startling.  Even if they restricted it to Catholics, it would ease the shortage for everyone.   In case they are just kidding about 'transubstantiation' or if it is a fraud, I will give blood the usual way.

Response letters to the editor were jolly good too.  One writer was not amused.  He called me a 'militant public atheist' and said my report was a 'gratuitous insult' and that he didn't think I believed in the existence of a 'supernatural order.'  Bingo!  Except that I do not have a militia; probably I should hire soon.