Comments on: Too good to check: Two injured in nuns’ bloody convent turf war

By: PeteRR

PeteRR — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:25:53 +0000

Shades of Black Adder

The Mother Superior and Sister Sara enter.) Mother Superior: Girls! Girls! Girls! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: fighting in the dormitory is completely forbidden!

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:45:22 +0000

by Allahpundit………….. Somewhere Christopher Hitchens pours himself another scotch and chortles sinisterly.. The church must deal with the subject of private property rights. They must comply with local laws and avoid being taken advantage of by trustees, for this reason the properties are deeded to the Bishop of the Diocese. That is the practice of the Catholic church. I do not know if the Greek Orthodox has the same internal policies. In any event this is a clear case of either pure greed or ignorance on the part of one party involved. Neither of which would be a legitimate reason for Mr. Hitchens to tie one on, but I guess for an alcoholic its as good a reason as any.

By: csdeven

csdeven — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:00:26 +0000

WE ARE ARCHIMANDRITE SEVASTIANOS!

By: geckomon

geckomon — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:51:26 +0000

More anomaly than a generalization. The tabloid premise of this posting and that it is even presented is curious.

Hitchens redeemed, again.

Entelechy on June 20, 2007 at 4:49 PM

Although I whole-heartedly disagree with Hitchens, I would like to think he is intellectually honest enough to distinqush why this neither proves nor disproves any allegations of his.

Attaching Hitchens and alluding that this could correlate his opinion is weak at best. Pure and simple this incident is not a comment on religion but on people not getting along. If this was widespread, the [mis-concieved] relation would have a foot to stand on.

The irony is not lost, however.

Besides, isn’t this the type of stereotypical generalization we criticize the media for doing? That is taking an isolated incident then postulate it as evidence to further a “truth.”

By: Alden Pyle

Alden Pyle — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:44:38 +0000

They’re on a mission from God.

By: sibobr

sibobr — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:38:36 +0000

Kini

Very good reference. I recently learned that John Lennon got the title of the song from a magazine ad.

By: Kini

Kini — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:36:03 +0000

Did Mother Superior jump the gun?

By: Enrique

Enrique — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:35:47 +0000

A nun with a harpoon through her head.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:27:25 +0000

What’s black and white and red all over?

By: AdrianG

AdrianG — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:05:45 +0000

i live right next door to a school run by nuns, and every once in a while i see two or three nuns bicycling through my backyard. even after all these years, still cracks me up. i don’t know why, but nuns on bikes are just inherently funny. not as funny as a nun fight, though.

By: Mazztek

Mazztek — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:01:01 +0000

Well, I have always knew about nuns being vicious. After all, I'm Sicilian-Italian-Irish, grew up Roman Catholic, 12 years of Catholic School, 2 years of therapy and 3 years of hard drinkin'. I'm fine now.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:00:07 +0000

Bad Nun, Bad Nun
Whatcha goin do nun when the cops come for you
bad nun, bad nun

By: Brat

Brat — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:56:32 +0000

Too good to check

Yeah, you just couldn’t resist the Assholiated Press-esque headline, could you?

By: a4g

a4g — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:52:01 +0000

Old Calendarists are schismatic Greek Orthodox.

If you’d rather start your own church than submit to ecclesiastical authority, it’s little surprise you’d let yourself come to blows.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:49:13 +0000

Nun-threatening!

The convent of peace!

I’ve always liked jokes, movies, stories with nuns. Who doesn’t? This one is one of the better ones. Hitchens redeemed, again.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:47:41 +0000

The headline on the Tehran Times. Way to go Ladies in Black!

By: Canadian Infidel

Canadian Infidel — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:46:56 +0000

My mother was a Roman Catholic nun for 14 years. She has a couple of stories to tell. I’ll have to show her this article. It’ll make her day.

By: Matticus Finch

Matticus Finch — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:46:26 +0000

I can’t help but conjure the West Side Story scene between the Jets and the Sharks.

By: Keljeck

Keljeck — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:45:25 +0000

Yeah, they are Greek Orthodox *smacks self*

Still hope the Bishop does something. What’s the point of a somewhat centralized ecclesiastical authority if it can’t stop nun turf wars?

By: Schweggie

Schweggie — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:41:01 +0000

Are these Eastern Rite nuns? “Calendarist”? It’s Greek Orthodox to me, not Roman Catholicism. Just for the record.

By: CP

CP — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:38:54 +0000

“Never go against the Calendar…”

By: right2bright

right2bright — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:38:49 +0000

Chick fight!!

Hope they weren’t using………nunchucks.

By: RushBaby

RushBaby — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:37:51 +0000

O Brat, ya beat me. *slinks away*

By: Maxx

Maxx — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:37:41 +0000

Yeah… but read the article carefully, it has nothing to do with religion, even though its priest and nuns involved… its about property rights. One group is trying to take another groups home away from them. What do you suppose would happen if you tried to forcibly take over the Vatican? What do you suppose the Swiss Guard would do, even if you were a group of nuns and priest ?

Nevertheless… this is the first time I’ve EVER heard of a rumble between priest and nuns.

By: RushBaby

RushBaby — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:37:00 +0000

Archimandrite Sevastianos and his supporters say the management of the convent’s finances rightfully belongs to them, according to a will made by the deceased Old Calendarist Bishop of Kiti, Epiphanios, who died nearly two years ago.

So it’s about money. What a surprise.