Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Priest sentenced to bread and water for 'punishing' sermon

How's a person supposed to write Orthodox satire when items like this appear in real newspapers?
A Romanian orthodox priest is to live in seclusion for a month after delivering a five-hour funeral service.

Agapie Aurel Rusu has also been ordered to live on just bread and water for the month as a punishment.

The case of the long funeral service has also came under the attention of consumer protection authorities after complaints regarding the things he's alleged to have said during the service.

It's reported the priest wanted to get revenge on the 21-year-old dead man's relatives who had wanted another priest to officiate the funeral.

You just can't top reality.

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