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However, an analysis revealed that the apparent miracle was just common bacteria.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm8sywg4e000e01tzrh9c0ojd@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7344720_2025-03-28-110020&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7344720_2025-03-28-110020&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm8sywg4e000f01tzv9lsbyxx@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kyw-newsradio-audio-on-demand-12880/episodes/it-was-bacteria-not-a-miracle-on-a-communion-wafer-in-indiana-church-b1afb?_branch_match_id=1431990390186876878&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9WPCvAsLUhxdTQLSrKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQDCpr49OwAAAA%3D%3D">KYW Newsradio</a> reported on the incident out of Morris, Ind., this week.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm8sywg4e000g01tzt4k4ygna@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“The archdiocese had the wafer tested at a lab, and it turned out the red stuff wasn’t the blood of Christ, but rather a colony of bacteria that usually turns up when people don’t wash their hands,” said KYW, citing an Associated Press report. “The only miracle they’re hoping for now is that everyone at St. Anthony’s church starts using hand sanitizer.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm8sywg4e000h01tznh0m52zl@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://x.com/CUPforTruth/status/1894242723428729186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1894242723428729186%7Ctwgr%5E02dd8db52bb95bd852a7e2f0ef9d0d31348f63a6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicnewsagency.com%2Fnews%2F262581%2Findianapolis-archdiocese-investigates-possible-eucharistic-miracle">According to the Feb. 24 X post</a>, a communion host – consecrated wafers that represent the “body of Christ” – was dropped at the church on Feb. 21 during daily mass. 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