Posted on 06/18/2005 10:21:34 PM PDT by CHARLITE
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.
Cornici was found dead on the cross on Wednesday after fellow nuns called an ambulance, according to police. On Saturday a priest and four nuns were charged in connection with her death.
Orphan
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.
A post-mortem is to be carried out, although initial reports say that Cornici died from asphyxiation.
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.
"They all said she was possessed and they were trying to cast out the evil spirits," police spokeswoman Michaela Straub said.
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.
If found guilty of killing Cornici, Father Daniel and the accused nuns could face 20 years in jail.
They're nuts.
The article doesn't say if she consented, which could be the difference between manslaughter and murder (or the equivalent charges in that weirdass country).
UPDATE:
Priest unrepentent after crucifying of nun
A Romanian Orthodox priest who ordered the crucifixion of a young nun because she was "possessed by the devil" and now faces murder charges was unrepentant on Saturday as he celebrated a funeral mass for his alleged victim.
"God has performed a miracle for her, finally Irina is delivered from evil," Father Daniel, 29, the superior of the Holy Trinity monastery in north-eastern Romania, said before celebrating a short mass "for the soul of the deceased", in the presence of 13 nuns who showed no visible emotion.
He insisted that from the religious point of view, the crucifixion of Maricica Irina Cornici, 23, was "entirely justified", but admitted that he faced excommunication as well as prosecution, and was seeking a "good lawyer".
"THE PERFECT LIE IS THE ONE MOST CLOSEST TO THE TRUTH"
C.H.SPURGEON
GODSPEED!
That's the same thing jackson said.. "why all the fuss"?
"It's natural," is what he told one after the other of his little victims.........."cookies 'n milk.....so sweet........charming."
There are multiple stories.
They all seem to tie back to the story by Laura Chiriac.
My reading of this story is it's probably the priest, if anyone, who's possessed.
My thought, too. He obviously needs an exorcism. Be sure and stuff the rag all the way into the back of his mouth so the demon inside can't cry out.
These Nutjobs won't be with God in Heaven when their time comes. Jesus never killed anybody when he cast out demons. Nor did any of the Prophets as near as I remember.
Orthodox ping.
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