Robbers Make Priest Take a Vow of Poverty
From Times Wire Reports
Fifteen hooded men who robbed a Brazilian monastery made a priest swear on the Bible that he had handed over all the money, police said. The robbers stole about $6,200 from the secluded Catholic monastery near the town of Guaratingueta.
“They were asking the priests to forgive them during the robbery, saying they were only doing it because they needed the money,” said investigator Flavio Andre Averaldo. “And before leaving they made one priest swear on the Holy Bible that there was nothing left.”
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