Jamming in church

It's happening in Mexico. To help reduce the number of interruptions from cell phones ringing during the service, several churches have installed "spy ware:" devices that jam signals so that the phones won't ring at the wrong time:

In four Monterrey churches, cell phone blockers the size of a hand-held radio have been tucked among the paintings of the Madonna and clay statues of saints to bring peace back to Mass.

"There are still many people who don't understand that being at Mass is sharing a moment with God," said Juan Jose Martinez, a priest and spokesman for the Monterrey Archdiocese. "Sadly, we had no other choice but to use these little gadgets."

The churches began using the cell phone blockers, made by the Tel Aviv-based Netline Communications Technologies, after Rodrigo de la Mora, an insurance salesman, imported them as a personal favor for a priest.

And the congregation.