The case of the vanishing Church.
Well, so much for the resurgence of religion in modern Russia...
Orthodox priest Vitaly of the Ivanovo-Voskresenskaya diocese says officials last saw the two-story Church of Resurrection intact in late July. Sometime in early October, however, people from the nearby village of Komarovo, northeast of Moscow, dismantled the building, he said.Villagers apparently sold it to a local businessman, one ruble (about 4 cents) per brick, Vitaly said. Orthodox priests use only one name. "Of course, this is blasphemy," he told The Associated Press. "These people have to realize they committed a grave sin."
Yeah. Actually, it's probably larceny; kind of the mirror image of selling indulgences, which I don't think the Orthodox do, but still...I also dislike the idea of one name, "Orthodox priest Vitaly" "rock star Sting"..."Holy" the Ghost.
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