Church altar smites devout Catholic

[Fearless]

Church altar smites devout Catholic

Austrian crushed after popping in to thank God

A devout Catholic who popped into church to thank God for a his rescue from a lift was crushed to death by a 860lb stone altar, the Telegraph reports.

Police spokesman Roman Hahslinger explained that Gunther Link, 45, was "a very religious man and had been scared when he was trapped in the lift and had prayed for release".

He continued: "A short while later he was pulled out of the elevator and he went straight to the church to thank God..."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/devout_catholic/

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[armyowalgreens]

1. Final Destination.

[madeline_con]

3. LOL That's what I was thinking, OOOPS! he got away the first time!

[Ikonoklast]

2. Hmm. Maybe he wasn't supposed to get out of the elevator alive.

God just evened things up.

[Arugula Latte]

4. Lesson: Never go to church.

Poor guy. What an awful way to go.

[UndertheOcean]

5. I am Alanis , and I want to know if this qualifies as" Ironic " ?

[begin_within]

6. OK, as a Catholic, I have to say this:

:rofl: