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A brutal series of attacks at a rural monastery in Spain over the weekend has left several people injured, after an assailant reportedly broke in and declared "I am Jesus Christ and I am going to kill the monks." Following a lengthy search of the countryside around Valencia, police have arrested a man on suspicion of carrying out the vicious attack, which left a 76-year-old man fighting for his life.

Initial reports on Saturday indicated that a Catholic Bishop had been killed during the violent rampage, during which the assailant is alleged to have used a historical artefact, as well as a glass bottle, to attack monks at the monastery. However, emergency services have since confirmed that no one died, but one individual remains in a critical condition in hospital following the assault

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 hours ago

GTA 6 is going to have to work really hard to top the current reality.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 8 points 10 hours ago

Religion, the eternal mental illness.

[–] Mr_Blott 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Strange how if you search for another source rather than clicking an utter shitrag like The Mirror, every single result is by an utter fucking shitrag

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

It's a fighting Jesus then

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 23 points 19 hours ago

Goddamn it Jesus you couldn't go do the money changers again? The banks my man not monks, the banks!

[–] Emperor 14 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I am intrigued as to what the "historical artefact" is.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It just so happened to be the monastery that kept the cudgel of St. Patrick.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

THAT’S what St. Patrick’s Day should be about.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

This makes me wanna go have fisticuffs with this Jesus guy declaring myself Methuselah. Get him in a headlock and demand he bless me.

[–] Hossenfeffer 7 points 13 hours ago

“Jesus tags in Herod the Great! Herod’s climbing the turnbuckles… he’s on the top rope… pauses a moment to get the crowd behind him… oh, he’s going for the elbow drop on Methuselah…!”

[–] Commiunism@beehaw.org 4 points 16 hours ago

Dunno about you but I believe him

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Welp. Title claimed.