Holy Virgin Mary Pretzel Batman: The Face of the Virgin Mary Returns

eBay has become the home of yet another miraculous food product baring an angelic face. A pretzel said to be in the form of the Virgin Mary found its way to the internet auction floor. The item joyfully described at times by the seller as "stupid" has received over $1,666,000 in bids. The Virgin Mary pretzel was placed on eBay by a DJ for Eugene rock station KFLY . "Welcome to my stupid auction." the DJ invites, and until March 1, 2008, the bidding is welcome to go on.

Listeners to the station and users of eBay have begun to protest and to boycott. Outraged at eBays acceptance of what they call a farce and what some are calling religious ignorance, the internet is dancing with opinion. To date the item has nearly reached $2 million in auction and has over 90 bidders. The online auction system now allows an area on the auction page where questions can be posted and answered. Of the questions to the Virgin Mary pretzel seller, most are about the humorous aspect of the sell. WIthin the Q&A section the seller in all accounts agrees and at almost $2 million he has alot to find agreeable.

Strangely enough the pretzels appearance and image are strikingly similar to one found in the same place (Roll Gold Pretzels), and same shape back in 2005. In March of 2005 The Virgin Mary pretzel first appeared and was said to be found by a 12 year old girl in a bag of Roll Gold Pretzels. The image of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus was said to be seen in the items twisted shape. The eBay auction brought in over $10,000 with over 56 bidders.

The Virgin Mary Pretzel has set off an auction party of pretzel images through-out the eBay community. Spin off items are now for sale and many are not subtle about their humor. Item such as the Holy Pretzel Families (three actual pretzels), a pencil drawing of the Virgin Mary pretzel, Virgin Mary pretzel earrings, yes made from pretzels, and many others are receiving steady bids. One seller said he watched CNN's report on the Virgin Mary pretzel and low and behold found a pretzel stick in his drawer that resembles Joseph's staff. The pretzel is a rod and is currently at $8.00 with over 16 bids.