Jesus smites old woman

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-23 10:13am

Woman killed by falling cross
Thursday, September 23, 2004 Posted: 8:52 AM EDT (1252 GMT)

ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- A 67-year-old woman was killed when a three-meter (10-foot) tall metal crucifix fell on her head in a small southern Italian town on Wednesday, police said.

The cross, which has been in the main square on Sant'Onofrio for decades, fell on Maddalena Camillo while workers were setting up lights for an annual religious festival.

Italy, home to the Vatican City, is a predominantly Roman Catholic country where crucifixes and religious icons and effigies are a common sight in most towns and villages.

You just know that someone in that small town is going to start speaking ill of this woman. "Well you know she had an abortion when she was a young girl and Jesus bided his time to smite her."

There's no way those hicks are going to let this one go as just an accident.

Patrick Ogaard · Post by **Patrick Ogaard** » 2004-09-23 11:13am

Personally, I'd blame it on the communists. The unfortunate lady was named Camillo, so the culprit must be a communist named Botazzi.

(Gratuitous reference in honor of the "Don Camillo and Peppone" movies about the rivalries between a small-town Italian priest and the town's communist mayor.)