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June 23, 2005

It sounds like a low-budget 70s horror movie plot, but...

This really happened. A nun at a Romanian convent was found crucified. The convent was being run by a monk who never quite finished his religious studies. He and the other sisters became convinced that the 23-year-old nun, Maricica Irina Cornici, was possessed and needed an exorcism. On a cross.

When the bishop finally shows up to remove the monk, the nuns attack him. Aaaagghhhh!!

The bishop announced that in the future, the Orthodox Church will implement psychological screenings for those entering the monastic life. Ya think?!?

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