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JOHANNESBURG. Religious and scientific experts say there is strong evidence
that American televangelist Benny Hinn performed a "genuine verifiable
miracle" in Johannesburg on the weekend. According to the experts, Hinn and
his colleagues made thousands of dollars disappear from the bank accounts of
worshipers, before making the money reappear in offshore accounts.

Hinn's followers say there is nothing supernatural about the movement of
funds from South African to American banks, but veteran observers of
paranormal events are adamant that a verifiable miraculous event took place.

The miracle was widely publicized over the weekend by News24.com, which
reported that Pastor Todd Koontz, one of Hinn's on-stage colleagues, told
worshippers that God would turn them into millionaires or billionaires
within twenty-four hours if they donated $1,000 by credit card.

According to News24.com, hundreds of worshipers mobbed the stage with their
credit cards after Koontz told them that the window of opportunity for the
blessing was only two minutes.

This morning investigators from the Vatican, as well as representatives of
the scientific community, agreed that a miracle had taken place.

"A fool and his money are easily parted, but this was something special,"
said head investigator, Cardinal Dante Purgatorio.

Psychologist Gunter Glibb agreed.

"To make that many adults behave in such a profoundly silly manner, to hand
over thousands in return for a 120-second shot at being written a cheque by
some sort of imaginary heavenly cashier - something more than idiocy,
ignorance, naivety and greed was at work here."

The South African organizers of the weekend's gathering could not be reached
for comment on the alleged miracle, but hotel staff said that they had last
been seen checking out in the early hours of Sunday morning, "giving each
other high-fives and lighting cigars with smoldering R200 notes".

Meanwhile journalists at all of South Africa's major media stables are
eagerly waiting to hear from any person who became a millionaire or
billionaire twenty-four hours after making their donation to Hinn's Miracle
Crusade.

According to a leading Johannesburg editor, three worshipers have come
forward so far.

"The first two were a couple who got an email from the widow of a Nigerian
prince, promising them $200 million if they sent a $500 administration fee,"
he said.

"Ag shame, they were pretty stoked, and they'd already sent the money, so we
didn't say anything."

He said the third had been a Ms Frillypanties Mazakadza, who said she had
been given $600 million at work the day after attending the Crusade.

However it was quickly established that this had been a tip at the Harare
coffee shop where she works as a waitress.

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