witch-burning

people wonder why i loathe religion. well, they need only enjoy such pick articles of the day such as the following: crucified nun dies in exorcism?

A Romanian nun has died after being bound to a cross, gagged and left alone for three days in a cold room in a convent, Romanian police have said.

Members of the convent in north-west Romania claim Maricica Irina Cornici was possessed and that the crucifixion had been part of an exorcism ritual. [...] On Saturday a priest and four nuns were charged in connection with her death. [...]

Police say the 23-year-old nun, who was denied food and drink throughout her ordeal, had been tied and chained to the cross and a towel pushed into her mouth to smother any sounds.

and what was her problem?

Local media reports that the young woman had arrived at the remote convent three months before, having initially gone there to visit a friend and opted to stay. She grew up in an orphanage in Arad, in the west of Romania.

Mediafax news agency said Cornici suffered from schizophrenia and the symptoms of her condition caused the priest at the convent and other nuns to believe she was possessed by the devil.

so, a woman suffering schizophrenia came to a nunnery, and found it a place of refuge.

and then her new sisters murdered her because - because of her illness.

and the best part? those fuckers don't recognise they did anything wrong.

Father Daniel, who is accused of orchestrating the crime, is said to be unrepentant. "God has performed a miracle for her, finally Irina is delivered from evil," AFP quoted the priest as saying. "I don't understand why journalists are making such a fuss about this. Exorcism is a common practise in the heart of the Romanian Orthodox church and my methods are not at all unknown to other priests," Father Daniel added.

unbelievable. and we suppose the church to be a source of knowledge?

does anyone actually feel surprised at this after learning about how the church behaves regarding child molestation and the rape of female catholics, lay and ordered alike, by ordained catholic deacons, priests, bishops and cardinals?

all of this continuing under the ægis of papa j-p "unh me so holy, unh unh me so holy, me love you longtime", our latest candidate for sainthood.