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*** By Catholic doctrine, mixing '''anything''' into communion wine other than water renders it invalid matter for the Sacrament, so it's pretty clear Father Paul is already off the reservation in terms of sticking to rules. (It's also standard Catholic doctrine that angels are not physical creatures and don't have blood in the first place, so Paul's conviction about the "Angel" is even more self-delusional than shown -- or possibly the result of a psychic whammy from the "Angel".)

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*** By Catholic doctrine, mixing '''anything''' '\''anything'' into communion wine other than water renders it invalid matter for the Sacrament, so it's pretty clear Father Paul is already off the reservation in terms of sticking to rules. (It's also standard Catholic doctrine that angels are not physical creatures and don't have blood in the first place, so Paul's conviction about the "Angel" is even more self-delusional than shown -- or possibly the result of a psychic whammy from the "Angel".)
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*** By Catholic doctrine, mixing '''anything''' into communion wine other than water renders it invalid matter for the Sacrament, so it's pretty clear Father Paul is already off the reservation in terms of sticking to rules. (It's also standard Catholic doctrine that angels are not physical creatures and don't have blood in the first place, so Paul's conviction about the "Angel" is even more self-delusional than shown -- or possibly the result of a psychic whammy from the "Angel".)
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** Given that one of the major themes of the series is how Christian doctrine can be turned on its head in a very dark way, and that the Angel is evidently intelligent, maybe it's genuinely an "evangelist." This would also explained why it "turned" Pruitt in the first place, rather than just feeding on him.

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** Given that one of the major themes of the series is how Christian doctrine can be turned on its head in a very dark way, and that the Angel is evidently intelligent, maybe it's genuinely an "evangelist." This would also explained why it "turned" Pruitt in the first place, rather than just feeding on him.him.
** Though the Angel can restrain their appetite, it visibly enjoys feeding, and it may be that its' end goal is as "simple" as creating a world where it can do so freely. The Angel certainly seems intelligent enough to clothe itself figuratively (and in the case of the finale, literally) in Catholic symbolism, so creating a "sect" of proselytizing vampire disciples on the island to spread to and infect the mainland is what it really wants.
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** Given that one of the major themes of the series is how Christian doctrine can be turned on its head in a very dark way, and that the Angel is evidently intelligent, maybe it's genuinely an "evangelist."

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** Given that one of the major themes of the series is how Christian doctrine can be turned on its head in a very dark way, and that the Angel is evidently intelligent, maybe it's genuinely an "evangelist."" This would also explained why it "turned" Pruitt in the first place, rather than just feeding on him.
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* What was the Angel's end game? In a lot of vampire fiction, those turned displays signs of TranshumanTreachery or HiveMind with their creator. Here that doesn't seem to be the case. If the Angel just wants to feed, that's one thing, but he seems to be actively helping Pruitt turn the island population into vampires. However, this means they'll be less people to feed on, or in the case of Riley, more people who can derail his plans in the end.

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* What was the Angel's end game? In a lot of vampire fiction, those turned displays signs of TranshumanTreachery or HiveMind with their creator. Here that doesn't seem to be the case. If the Angel just wants to feed, that's one thing, but he seems to be actively helping Pruitt turn the island population into vampires. However, this means they'll be less people to feed on, or in the case of Riley, more people who can derail his plans in the end.end.
** Given that one of the major themes of the series is how Christian doctrine can be turned on its head in a very dark way, and that the Angel is evidently intelligent, maybe it's genuinely an "evangelist."
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** This question is incorrect, the Flynns never make this statement. It's Leeza's medical bills that have forced the mayor's family to rent the house they used to own, nothing to do with the Flynns. Now, as to why ''they'' are renting their house, there's a lot of potential explanations: 1) 'Renting' could be their way of simplifying a mortgage-loan that they took out to pay the medical costs and are now paying back. 2) As mayor they may feel the need to uphold a certain public image. 3) Annie Flynn explains the abandoned housing to Riley when he returns, stating it is a new phenomenon so it began after the mayor's family had already begun renting their own home.

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** This question is incorrect, the Flynns never make this statement.talk about needing to rent their house (Although they do mention that the legal fees are large). It's Leeza's medical bills that have forced the mayor's family to rent the house they used to own, nothing to do with the Flynns. Now, as to why ''they'' are renting their house, there's a lot of potential explanations: 1) 'Renting' could be their way of simplifying a mortgage-loan that they took out to pay the medical costs and are now paying back. back, not actually a rental payment to a new landlord. 2) As mayor they may feel the need to uphold a certain public image.image so they stay in a house they can't afford because the mayo can't be seen 'squatting'. 3) Annie Flynn explains the abandoned housing to Riley when he returns, stating it is a new phenomenon so it began after the mayor's family had already begun renting their own home.
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** This question is incorrect, the Flynns never make this statement. It's Leeza's medical bills that have forced the mayor's family to rent the house they used to own, nothing to do with the Flynns. Now, as to why ''they'' are renting their house, there's a lot of potential explanations: 1) 'Renting' could be their way of simplifying a mortgage-loan that they took out to pay the medical costs and are now paying back. 2) As mayor they may feel the need to uphold a certain public image. 3) Annie Flynn explains the abandoned housing to Riley when he returns, stating it is a new phenomenon so it began after they had already begun rentin their own home.

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** This question is incorrect, the Flynns never make this statement. It's Leeza's medical bills that have forced the mayor's family to rent the house they used to own, nothing to do with the Flynns. Now, as to why ''they'' are renting their house, there's a lot of potential explanations: 1) 'Renting' could be their way of simplifying a mortgage-loan that they took out to pay the medical costs and are now paying back. 2) As mayor they may feel the need to uphold a certain public image. 3) Annie Flynn explains the abandoned housing to Riley when he returns, stating it is a new phenomenon so it began after they the mayor's family had already begun rentin renting their own home.
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** This question is incorrect, the Flynns never make this statement. It's Leeza's medical bills that have forced the mayor's family to rent the house they used to own, nothing to do with the Flynns. Now, as to why ''they'' are renting their house, there's a lot of potential explanations: 1) 'Renting' could be their way of simplifying a mortgage-loan that they took out to pay the medical costs and are now paying back. 2) As mayor they may feel the need to uphold a certain public image. 3) Annie Flynn explains the abandoned housing to Riley when he returns, stating it is a new phenomenon so it began after they had already begun rentin their own home.
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* What was the Angel's end game? In a lot of vampire fiction, those turned displays signs of *TranshumanTreachery or *HiveMind with their creator. Here that doesn't seem to be the case. If the Angel just wants to feed, that's one thing, but he seems to be actively helping Pruitt turn the island population into vampires. However, this means they'll be less people to feed on, or in the case of Riley, more people who can derail his plans in the end.

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* What was the Angel's end game? In a lot of vampire fiction, those turned displays signs of *TranshumanTreachery TranshumanTreachery or *HiveMind HiveMind with their creator. Here that doesn't seem to be the case. If the Angel just wants to feed, that's one thing, but he seems to be actively helping Pruitt turn the island population into vampires. However, this means they'll be less people to feed on, or in the case of Riley, more people who can derail his plans in the end.
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*** We never see anything in their words or actions suggesting that the Flynns are or would choose to pay rent needlessly out of pride. And I don't see how they would consider moving into a discarded home to be "charity," since no one would be giving them anything or supporting them. As far as utilities, that's usually not covered when you rent, so they're presumably already paying for them in their rented home. Instead, they'd simply start paying for the utilities in the abandoned home once they move.

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*** We never see anything in their words or actions suggesting that the Flynns are or would choose to pay rent needlessly out of pride. And I don't see how they would consider moving into a discarded home to be "charity," since no one would be giving them anything or supporting them. As far as utilities, that's usually not covered when you rent, so they're presumably already paying for them in their rented home. Instead, they'd simply start paying for the utilities in the abandoned home once they move.move.
* What was the Angel's end game? In a lot of vampire fiction, those turned displays signs of *TranshumanTreachery or *HiveMind with their creator. Here that doesn't seem to be the case. If the Angel just wants to feed, that's one thing, but he seems to be actively helping Pruitt turn the island population into vampires. However, this means they'll be less people to feed on, or in the case of Riley, more people who can derail his plans in the end.
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** As I understand it, small town law enforcement officers often handle more than just crime. They take on a lot of other civil service roles in the community. We see a bit of this during the cat beach scene, where the sheriff steps in even though it seems to be a natural disaster rather than a crime.
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** Setting aside the more emotional reason of pride and being able to say that they're not depending on anything like charity... If a house has been abandoned, then the utilities get shut off, like electricity and water. That's at least covered if they're still renting.

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** Setting aside the more emotional reason of pride and being able to say that they're not depending on anything like charity... If a house has been abandoned, then the utilities get shut off, like electricity and water. That's at least covered if they're still renting.renting.
*** We never see anything in their words or actions suggesting that the Flynns are or would choose to pay rent needlessly out of pride. And I don't see how they would consider moving into a discarded home to be "charity," since no one would be giving them anything or supporting them. As far as utilities, that's usually not covered when you rent, so they're presumably already paying for them in their rented home. Instead, they'd simply start paying for the utilities in the abandoned home once they move.
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* Ed Flynn says that Riley's legal fees destroyed their finances and forced them to rent the house they used to own. But the very first episode established that people are moving off the island without even bothering to sell their homes. Why would the Flynns continue renting a house when they could move into an abandoned one? They never express any sentimental attachment to their house and spend a lot of time worrying about money.

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* Ed Flynn says that Riley's legal fees destroyed their finances and forced them to rent the house they used to own. But the very first episode established that people are moving off the island without even bothering to sell their homes. Why would the Flynns continue renting a house when they could move into an abandoned one? They never express any sentimental attachment to their house and spend a lot of time worrying about money.money.
** Setting aside the more emotional reason of pride and being able to say that they're not depending on anything like charity... If a house has been abandoned, then the utilities get shut off, like electricity and water. That's at least covered if they're still renting.
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** Still plenty of drunk and disorderly it seems.

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** Still plenty of drunk and disorderly it seems.seems.
* Ed Flynn says that Riley's legal fees destroyed their finances and forced them to rent the house they used to own. But the very first episode established that people are moving off the island without even bothering to sell their homes. Why would the Flynns continue renting a house when they could move into an abandoned one? They never express any sentimental attachment to their house and spend a lot of time worrying about money.

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, and Hassan himself points out that since he's not a Christian -- and since Bev and Father Paul are likely sticklers for the rules -- he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Holy Communion and thus have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
** All the cups likely had a mixture of [[spoiler: poison and the Angel's blood.]]
*** Was that ever explicitly stated or shown? I just figured Father Paul [[spoiler: gave Ali the Angel’s blood at some point during his conversion.]]
** It's possible [[spoiler: Ali got the communion in secret off-screen, in secret from his father.]]
* How did Monsignor Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection, it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]
** It's mentioned that [[spoiler: he bribed and smuggled himself across borders. He also mentions the Angel following him from place to place by flight at night, so it may be that the Angel was only in the steamer trunk for the ferry ride to Crockett.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, and Hassan himself points out that since he's not a Christian -- and since Bev and Father Paul are likely sticklers for the rules -- he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Holy Communion and thus have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
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** All the cups likely had a mixture of [[spoiler: poison and the Angel's blood.]]
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*** Was that ever explicitly stated or shown? I just figured Father Paul [[spoiler: gave Ali the Angel’s blood at some point during his conversion.]]
conversion.
*** The cups' contents are completely clear. There's no blood in them. Ali received the communion at some point. He was clearly interested in conversion, and Father Paul would have been all too happy to give him blood regardless of church rules.
** It's possible [[spoiler: Ali got the communion in secret off-screen, in secret from his father.]]
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* How did Monsignor Pruitt [[spoiler:get get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection, it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]
it.
** It's mentioned that [[spoiler: he bribed and smuggled himself across borders. He also mentions the Angel following him from place to place by flight at night, so it may be that the Angel was only in the steamer trunk for the ferry ride to Crockett.]]
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** Hassan also claims he begged for the job, so he might have deliberately taken a big paycut to work on the island to accommodate the small size of the community.

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** Hassan also claims he begged for the job, so he might have deliberately taken a big paycut to work on the island to accommodate the small size of the community.community.
** Still plenty of drunk and disorderly it seems.
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* How did Monsignior Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]

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* How did Monsignior Monsignor Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection inspection, it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]



** Hassan also claims he begged for the job, so he might have deliberately taken a big paycut to work on the island to accomodate the small size of the community.

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** Hassan also claims he begged for the job, so he might have deliberately taken a big paycut to work on the island to accomodate accommodate the small size of the community.
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** It's possible [[spoiler: Ali got the communion in secret off-screen, in secret from his father.]]



** The office was probably a holdover from when times were better and the population was in the high hundreds or thousands before the oil spill, and people were reluctant to let it go. Assuming the events of the show didn't happen, after a few more years the mayor (probably after manipulations from Bev disliking the current Sheriff) would have dissolved the office to save money.

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** The office was probably a holdover from when times were better and the population was in the high hundreds or thousands before the oil spill, and people were reluctant to let it go. Assuming the events of the show didn't happen, after a few more years the mayor (probably after manipulations from Bev disliking the current Sheriff) would have dissolved the office to save money.money.
** Hassan also claims he begged for the job, so he might have deliberately taken a big paycut to work on the island to accomodate the small size of the community.
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* Why does a tiny island with no crime and only 127 people need a full-time sheriff? It would make much more sense for law enforcement on the mainland to come out on an as-needed basis.

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* Why does a tiny island with no crime and only 127 people need a full-time sheriff? It would make much more sense for law enforcement on the mainland to come out on an as-needed basis.basis.
** The office was probably a holdover from when times were better and the population was in the high hundreds or thousands before the oil spill, and people were reluctant to let it go. Assuming the events of the show didn't happen, after a few more years the mayor (probably after manipulations from Bev disliking the current Sheriff) would have dissolved the office to save money.
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** It's mentioned that [[spoiler: he bribed and smuggled himself across borders. He also mentions the Angel following him from place to place by flight at night, so it may be that the Angel was only in the steamer trunk for the ferry ride to Crockett.]]

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** It's mentioned that [[spoiler: he bribed and smuggled himself across borders. He also mentions the Angel following him from place to place by flight at night, so it may be that the Angel was only in the steamer trunk for the ferry ride to Crockett.]]]]
* Why does a tiny island with no crime and only 127 people need a full-time sheriff? It would make much more sense for law enforcement on the mainland to come out on an as-needed basis.
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*** Was that ever explicitly stated or shown? I just figured Father Paul [[spoiler: gave Ali the Angel’s blood at some point during his conversion.]]

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* How did Monsignior Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]

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** All the cups likely had a mixture of [[spoiler: poison and the Angel's blood.]]
* How did Monsignior Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.]]
** It's mentioned that [[spoiler: he bribed and smuggled himself across borders. He also mentions the Angel following him from place to place by flight at night, so it may be that the Angel was only in the steamer trunk for the ferry ride to Crockett.
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back -- and since Bev and Father Paul are likely sticklers for the rules -- he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Holy Communion and thus have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back and Hassan himself points out that since he's not a Christian -- and since Bev and Father Paul are likely sticklers for the rules -- he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Holy Communion and thus have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back -- and since Bev and Father Paul are likely sticklers for the rules -- he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Holy Communion or and thus have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to receive the Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
* How did Monsignior Pruitt [[spoiler:get himself back to Crocket island after being rejuvenated? Once rejuvenated by the Angel's blood he wouldn't look much like his passport photo, so using it would probably get him questioned for impersonating the "old" father Pruitt. Add to that, how did he smuggle the Angel back as well? On inspection it'd seem to be the corpse of a mutant human in a steamer trunk, and might well kill any customs agent bothering it.
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take receive the Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the Easter Vigil.]]
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the East Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the East Easter Vigil.]]
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or has a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the East Vigil.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or has have a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood before the East Vigil.]]
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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or has a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood.]]

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* How was Ali [[spoiler:resurrected as a vampire, once he drank poison with the rest of the congregation? He wasn't confirmed or even baptized in the Catholic faith, so even if he had been attending mass behind his father's back he wouldn't have been allowed to take Communion or has a chance to drink the "Angel's" blood.blood before the East Vigil.]]
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