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veggibles@lemmy.wtf to World News@quokk.au · 5 days ago

Falling crucifix kills priest during live-streamed mass in Ecuador

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Falling crucifix kills priest during live-streamed mass in Ecuador

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veggibles@lemmy.wtf to World News@quokk.au · 5 days ago
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Heavy wooden cross detaches from wall above altar, fatally crushing Father Patricio Sanchez against pulpit as horrified parishioners watch.
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    That’s Jesus’ smash attack.

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    Smote!

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    Got called into his bosses office.

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    Makes me think this was a hit and they wanted it to “look like and accident”

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      Sounds like something Agent 47 would do in Hitman.

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      Reminds me of that one dark brotherhood mission in oblivion. The recommended way to carry out the contract was to make a hanging bust fall on the target.

      Just saw your username and funnily enough Furtim Sicarius was the name of that character because that was the whole build I was going for: stealth assassin

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    Jesus from the top rope!!!

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    So that town is going to think that the priest might have been a giant Sinner right?

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      It doesn’t work both ways.

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    It’s a miracle.

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      that's a miracle!

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    Apparently god really does work in mysterious ways

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      God or a loan shark or organized crime or subordinates that want his position or something.

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    This reads like something that should have been in Dogma.

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    The greater good

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      thegreatergoood

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    That’s pretty metal.

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      All wood, actually !

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    Recreation of the moment:

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    Don’t worry guys, I’m sure he’ll be back in three days!

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    Jesus Christ!

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    I saw another article, that actually showed a video of it happening. It was hard to believe it wasn’t AI.

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