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Catholic priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador
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Hatshepsut lemmy.world Hatshepsut@lemmy.world
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A Roman Catholic priest celebrating an evening Mass in southwestern Ecuador has died after a crucifix fell on him during the livestreamed service.

The Archdiocese of Guayaquil, a coastal city 265 kilometers (164 miles) southwest of the capital, Quito, identified the priest as Patricio Sánchez of Perpetuo Socorro Church.

Footage of the service on Saturday night shows a heavy crucifix detaching from the wall above the altar and striking Sánchez on the head as he celebrated Mass. He did not appear to see it falling.

Worshippers cried for help as the social media broadcast continued. Local authorities have not commented on the incident.

Sánchez belonged to the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1732 with a presence in 80 countries.

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Z745812939054 lemmy.zip Z745812939054@lemmy.zip
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meme'd in 3..2..1--

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black0ut pawb.social black0ut@pawb.social
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#3 · Quote Reply

I guess god has spoken

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expatriado lemmy.world expatriado@lemmy.world
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damn, jesus giving the ok to livestreamed excecutions

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TheTechnician27 lemmy.world TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Christian? More like chrushed 'im.

(Damn, though, that's sad.)

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Soulphite reddthat.com Soulphite@reddthat.com
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#6 · Quote Reply

Will they be searching his hard drives/search history?

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stoly lemmy.world stoly@lemmy.world
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#7 · Quote Reply

Cross |= Crucifix

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Aralakh lemmy.ca Aralakh@lemmy.ca
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#8 · (edited) Quote Reply

Christian? More like chrushed 'im. (Damn, though, that's sad.)

I hope this pun was catholic for you.

(But also, yes, this is tragic).

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Gerudo lemmy.zip Gerudo@lemmy.zip
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So if everything is God's will/plan, then WTF does this mean?

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CannonFodder lemmy.world CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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Cross |= Crucifix

(Cross |= Crucifix) != (Cross != Crucifix)

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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(Cross |= Crucifix) != (Cross != Crucifix)

(|=) ≠ (!=)

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ChunderBustickles piefed.nz ChunderBustickles@piefed.nz
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I guess god has spoken

Smite!

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darthsundhaft piefed.social darthsundhaft@piefed.social
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"Act of God"

"Thoughts and prayers"

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stoly lemmy.world stoly@lemmy.world
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(Cross |= Crucifix) != (Cross != Crucifix)

lol nice

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e0qdk reddthat.com e0qdk@reddthat.com
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NotASharkInAManSuit lemmy.world NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world
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#16 · Quote Reply

Well, god damn.

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JTskulk lemmy.world JTskulk@lemmy.world
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I found this slop voice video of it, uncensored and it gets to the point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMtdobS4qpk

lmao god works in mysterious ways, why did they cry?

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Widdershins lemmy.world Widdershins@lemmy.world
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#18 · Quote Reply

(|=) ≠ (!=)

𓀥 | 𓁆 𓀕
𓁆 𓀟 | 𓀣 𓁀

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phutatorius lemmy.zip phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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So if everything is God's will/plan, then WTF does this mean?

The Lord helps those who attach heavy things to walls with strong enough fasteners.

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phutatorius lemmy.zip phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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Cross |= Crucifix

Cross ⊂ Crucifix.

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Valmond lemmy.dbzer0.com Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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So if everything is God's will/plan, then WTF does this mean?

He called him to heaven ofc! Smh.

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stoly lemmy.world stoly@lemmy.world
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Cross ⊂ Crucifix.

A cross is just the structure, a crucifix has a dead Jesus on it.

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