The Crucifixion Page #3

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those teachings or not.

There was a nun with brown

hair crying over the casket.

- Yes, Sister Vaduva.

- And the man standing next to her?

The man was Adelina's

brother, Stefan Marinescu.

- Do they live nearby?

- Yes.

He owns a vineyard north of town.

Sister Vaduva said that

"they" didn't kill her.

Is there something going on here that

the Church doesn't want her to talk about?

I think if you want to know the

Church's response to all of this,

you should speak with Bishop Gornik.

Father Dumitru's monastery

was under his governance

and sanctifying responsibility.

You can find him at the Saint

Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest.

I'm curious...

Is it normal to tie someone

to a cross during an exorcism?

No. I hope you find

what you're looking for.

Good night.

- [door clicks]

- [hinges creak]

[fly buzzing]

[wind blowing]

[bell tolling in distance]

[clears throat]

Please, take a seat.

I appreciate you seeing me.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

It wasn't the right time

or place for either of us.

I apologize as well.

What happened has been very

disturbing for all of us.

I understand that you have some questions.

Yes, um...

I'd like to know why the

Church isn't defending

Father Dumitru's actions.

Exorcisms aren't out of the

ordinary within your Church.

Why don't we take a walk.

[bell tolling]

[Gornik] After the collapse

of Communism 20 years ago

and people could practice religion again,

there was a surge of monasteries

and churches being built...

so many that the Church couldn't

train clergy fast enough.

Father Dumitru was one of them.

[chuckles] I'm actually

the one who ordained him.

Had he ever performed an exorcism before?

Yes, and that was another

issue we had with him.

Some priests might perform

one or two exorcisms a year,

and many none at all.

He's done four in the last ten months.

Why so many?

Mostly because the poor in that area

often turn to the Church to cure ills

before they go to Romania's

broken-down healthcare system.

Sister Marinescu wasn't possessed.

She was mentally ill.

I-I should have just terminated

his services a long time ago.

Then none of this would have happened.

You have no idea how hard I prayed

that he would see the

light and change his ways.

It sickens me that deceit

sometimes hides in the

garments of the holy.

- Hey.

- [Phil] Getting anywhere?

Yes, I spoke to Bishop Gornik and

he said he stopped the exorcism

because the nun wasn't possessed and it

looked like Father Dumitru was killing her.

Didn't the priest need to get the

Church's approval for the exorcism first?

Supposed to, but apparently they've had

a lot of problems with him in the past.

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