Word: rossi
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Most priests won't turn supplicants away, but Brazil's Padre Marcelo Rossi, 31, must--or risk a riot. Second only to the Pope, the 6-ft. 4-in. priest is the greatest crowd gatherer in the Roman Catholic world. His appeal? After Mass, he sings and dances the Lord's praises in an electric whirlwind that he has termed, appropriately, "the aerobics of the Lord." While his followers sing along, he executes choreographed jumps, leaps and twists that the faithful try to copy. And when the spirit moves the Father especially vigorously, he will pour buckets of holy water...