Items offensive to Jews and Catholics on eBay

E-bay pulled a number of items for sale on its online service this week, but several more offensive items and their vendors remain, says Tom Serafin, president of the International Crusade for Holy Relics.

"It's ridiculous, with all the technology that eBay has at its disposal, that it will not filter out offensive and prohibited items before they are listed," said Serafin, adding Once a sale is listed, the item can be sold directly to a buyer, even if eBay pulls the item from its site some time later."

According to Serafin, among the offensive items listed in the last week are a piece of the Holy Eucharist (which Catholics believe is the literal Body and Blood of Jesus Christ), purportedly from the Vatican, the bones of several purported saints, as well as items brandishing the "n-word", the word "jap", and Nazi and KKK items.

Also, according to Serafin, these items are prohibited by eBay's own policy.

Serafin, who has been an activist for a decade on the issue of the sale of human remains, also noted that eBay also offers a book on CD that argues that African Americans are not actually human. "It's high time eBay stopped being an auction block for offensive items,"

Serafin said "Catholics, all Christians, and those of African, Jewish or Asian ancestry should be outraged by the lax attitude that one of our nation's biggest e-commerce sites shows to offensive items on their site."

"They have given people a platform for hate, simony and the trafficking of human remains, and should be ashamed of themselves", adding "It's time to bring civility and an awareness of hate speech to eBay. Perhaps if enough people hear about this and make their minds known to eBay, the almighty dollar will move them toward common decency," Serafin concluded.

Info:

• Boycott eBay
  
• International Crusade for Holy Relics