Tanacu, Romania
A monk and four nuns were indicted this week for chaining a young nun to a cross for three days, until she died. The monk, Daniel Petru Corogeanu, said that Sister Maricica Irina Cornici was “possessed by the devil” and needed an exorcism. He and four nuns from the Holy Trinity convent in Tanacu admitted to crucifying the nun, 23, and stuffing a towel in her mouth so her cries would not be heard. The Romanian Orthodox Church suspended Corogeanu immediately, but he defied the order and presided over the nun’s funeral. “God has performed a miracle for her,” Corogeanu said. “Finally, Irina is delivered from evil.” Tanacu is one of Romania’s remotest mountain villages. It has no electricity or running water.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
June 28 editorial cartoonsCartoons Saturday's political cartoons include stupid wars, a critical media, and mask standards
-
Thai fish pie with crispy turmeric potatoes recipeThe Week Recommends Tasty twist on the Lancashire hot pot is given a golden glow
-
Palestine Action: protesters or terrorists?Talking Point Damaging RAF equipment at Brize Norton blurs line between activism and sabotage, but proscription is a drastic step
