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3 priests caught red-handed trying to steal a holy hand from Greek grave

Their plan backfired

Newsroom October 10 04:05

Three Romanian priests were caught stealing a dead man’s hand from a grave in Greece. The hand belonged to saint Haralambos from Mega Spileo Monastery in Kalavryta. The Romanian Orthodox Church believes that it can save you from plague and famine. The desperate monks decided to steal the holy relic, however an alarm went off.

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The Romanian priests made a run for it, throwing the holy hand away so that they wouldn’t be caught red-handed. They have been suspended from the church and are currently in a Greek prison.

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