• logicbomb@lemmy.world
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    The priest was quoted as saying, “Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.”

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    „My faith is unwavering! Nothing can shaken my love in God and Jesus Christ! Absolutely nothing will!“

    Gets triggered by a fucking plant.

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    It’s literally a plant with holes in it. I’m pretty sure the tradition never even had anything to do with satan.

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    “But try to remember that my duty as a figure of authority and a priest is to protect children and families from hidden evil,” he went on.

    The fuckin’ irony.

  • stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    Look, mom, our country is on BBC! I love that we are one of the most atheist countries in the world, but it’s still the priest who gets us there. 😅

    • LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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      Look, mom, the next village over is on BBC!

      This is absolutely hilarious to me, never would’ve expected something like it

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Father Jaromir Smejkal destroyed the carved pumpkins on two successive days in a park in Kurdejov, a village in the wine-making region of South Moravia.

    “Leaving the rectory on Sunday evening, I saw numerous symbols of the satanic feast of ‘Halloween’ placed in front of our sacred grounds,” he wrote.

    He added that in his view the modern tradition of Halloween had been conceived in a “heathen, contemporary world”, as a counterbalance to the Catholic feast of All Souls’ Day.

    Breclavsky Denik newspaper, which first reported the story, said the local children had carved the pumpkins as part of Halloween festivities organised by the village.

    However, some traditional religious feasts - including All Souls’ Day - remain popular, and are marked by both believers and atheists alike.

    Some Czechs complain their traditions are being eroded by highly commercialised imports from the West, with Halloween being a prime example.


    The original article contains 348 words, the summary contains 148 words. Saved 57%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

    • scarilog@lemmy.world
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      the local children had carved the pumpkins as part of Halloween festivities organised by the village.

      Dude smashed up some pumpkins carved by children. ☹️