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At a Sunday evening Mass, a young priest was delivering his homily when his world turned upside down. A little girl burst into the church crying, and looking at him, she shouted, “Daddy, I need you.”

The night was incredibly beautiful, with a starry sky and a bright moon, the perfect setting for a special Mass in the town’s beautiful Catholic Church. Mark, a young priest of only 26 years old who had been in his post for less than a year, was excited to give the service that evening…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

He entered the altar, admiring the church’s architecture as he always did, enchanted by the beauty of the place. Even more splendid was the presence of all the churchgoers who would appreciate the beautiful words and sermons he had chosen for that night. The theme of the Mass was about following one’s heart and talent, recognizing the purpose for which God had created each of them.

The young priest opened the Holy Bible at the pulpit, and when he was ready, he greeted those present. “Good evening, grace and peace to you all,” said Mark, beginning the religious celebration. He began to talk about how God has a plan for each of His children on Earth and how everyone should strive to fulfill that plan in the best possible way. The members listened attentively, some nodding in agreement, others reflecting on the priest’s words.

The Mass was flowing perfectly until the young priest said, “God has prepared great things for us in this life; you just need to be ready to receive these blessings.” At that very moment, something the priest could never have imagined happened. The doors of the church opened abruptly, and a little blonde girl, about 7 years old, ran into the church, looking desperate. The entire congregation was silent, staring at the scene in bewilderment. Mark interrupted his Mass and stood there, looking at the girl, who was panting.

“Can I help you, dear? Are you lost?” he addressed her.

The tension in the air, already visible, became even worse when the little girl, approaching the altar, finally stopped near the man and stared at him. With a gasp and a trembling voice, she said something that would shock everyone.

“Daddy, Daddy, I need you!”

Mark, for a moment, was completely unresponsive, stunned as was everyone else in the church who couldn’t believe what they were witnessing. The people were curious and confused, trying to understand what was going on, and soon murmurs began to spread around the church. People were amazed and worried, questioning whether a priest could really have a daughter. The young man, after a few seconds of hesitation and noticing the agitation of the members, gently stepped down from the altar and approached the little girl. He bent down to her height and said calmly, “My dear, you must be confusing me with someone else. Where are your parents? How can we help you?”

But the little girl, with tears in her eyes and a pleading look on her face, replied, “You’re my daddy, and I need your help. Please come with me; my mommy is dying.”

Mark wanted to help the desperate girl, especially when she mentioned that her mother was dying. However, what she said about being his daughter seemed absurd, impossible. The man replied, “Princess, we’ll try to help you, but I’m not your father. I’m a priest, and I don’t have any children. We’ll do everything we can to help you and your mother.”

“But you are my father! My mom told me so!” the little girl screamed.

The confusion in the church grew as people whispered among themselves, wanting answers about that irrational statement. Mark tried to keep calm and said to the members, “She’s a child of God like all of us; she’s just confused. We need to offer her our support and help.”

Just then, the little girl pulled out a photo from her pocket, and that photo would completely change the young priest’s life. Tears streamed down her little face as she begged, “I told you, you’re my daddy,” and showed him the photograph. The young man looked at the little girl standing there with the photo, and then his eyes went wide with terror. He couldn’t even react to what he was seeing.

“Please come with me, Daddy,” said the little girl, running out of the church.

The young man just followed her, leaving all the churchgoers and the other ministers of the church shocked and incredulous. But what could have happened? What was in that photo that terrified him so much? Was it really possible that the priest was the girl’s father?

To understand what led him to make such a drastic decision, we need to go back in time a little.

When Mark was about 17 years old, he received an ultimatum from his mother that would change the course of his life. She informed him that as soon as he turned 18, he would enter the priesthood to become a priest. The boy resisted with all his might, as this was not his vocation. His dream was to study medicine, but his mother insisted that he follow the path she had laid out for him.

“Son, it was a promise I made to God so that I could have you,” the woman explained.

Catherine, his mother, had great difficulty getting pregnant when she was younger, so she made a promise to God that if she was blessed with a healthy son, he would become a priest when he grew up. The boy had always been an obedient son and deeply loved and respected his mother. However, there was no way he could see himself following the life of the priesthood.

“But that was your promise, Mom, not mine. You did not have the right to make such a serious decision for my life,” the boy argued, saying that he hadn’t promised anything to God.

However, during this period, when he was confused about his future, Mark met Sunny, a charming young girl. She was the daughter of one of the members of the church they attended when they were younger, and the two fell intensely in love. The teenagers began dating in secret, hiding their relationship from everyone because they knew they would face resistance. What they felt for each other was something extraordinary, something that seemed divinely destined. They planned to get married and build a family, to have a house, a dog—everything. Sunny dreamed of graduating and becoming a teacher, a profession she deeply admired, and she supported the boy’s desire to become a doctor and help people. These plans brought the couple even closer together.

However, as soon as the young man turned 18, he and his mother had the biggest fight of their lives. She was determined to force him to study theology instead of medicine and to keep his promise to become a priest.

“You can say that this promise is mine, that it’s not your fault, that it was me who made it and not you. But you wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for that, son. You have an obligation to fulfill this promise to our God, so you will become a priest, and that’s the end of it,” concluded Catherine firmly, even though she had tears in her eyes.

Even though he didn’t agree with his mother, Mark loved her deeply. After talking a lot and realizing that there was no other way, he decided to study theology. But this decision brought with it a series of sacrifices. The young man had to end his relationship with Sunny, causing untold suffering for both of them. The girl cried a lot, feeling that the young man was the prince charming she had always dreamed of and that it wasn’t fair for him to become a priest, especially when he himself didn’t want that life.

“You don’t have to do this, love. Stay with me, please,” she begged.

“I love you more than anything, Sunny, but I was destined for this from birth. There’s no escaping it. I’m sorry,” the boy said, then embarked on his journey to the priesthood, going to the boarding school where he would begin his religious formation. They never saw each other again after that day, but the sadness of the abrupt breakup remained present in their memories.

However, what the boy had no idea about was what had happened to Sunny during all those years he hadn’t seen her. Shortly after their relationship broke down, the girl found out she was pregnant. She was three months pregnant when she received the news after ending up in the hospital following a fainting episode in a store.

“No, no, I can’t be pregnant,” she thought in despair.

The young woman knew she couldn’t tell her ex-boyfriend about her pregnancy because he was about to become a priest. How could he fulfill his mother’s dream of becoming a priest if he had a child? That question haunted her. Moreover, after the baby was born, Sunny concluded that after he had been expelled from the church, Catherine would never accept her son becoming a father. The girl, therefore, decided not to look for him or tell him anything about the existence of her daughter, Mia.

That poor mother’s life became extremely difficult. At the age of 18, with a newborn baby in her arms, her family threw her out of the house when she refused to reveal who the girl’s father was. She didn’t want to complicate Mark’s life, and they didn’t want a scandal in the family. Sunny had to struggle to find a place to live and support Mia. She did all sorts of jobs, from cleaning toilets to being a waitress, always with her little baby by her side in a baby carrier that she used as a makeshift comforter. She moved from boarding house to boarding house, renting small rooms, never having a place she could call home. Everything was a constant battle for her.

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was cruel to her, and around the age of 25, her health began to deteriorate rapidly due to her extreme exhaustion. An illness began to consume her. It was at this point that she decided to reveal Mia’s father’s name to her daughter, fearing that she wouldn’t survive to look after her darling.

“This is your father, Mark,” said the woman in a weak voice, showing the little girl, who was only 7 years old, a photo of the man during a church service.

Although Sunny never had any contact with him again, she always followed him from afar, watching his achievements in the parish, graduating in theology, and becoming a priest. She even knew where he ministered because she still loved him deeply. But she had no idea that revealing the name of the little girl’s father would be crucial to saving her own life.

The poor mother was very ill and could barely get out of bed. Mia cried in despair, afraid of losing her only family. That’s why she decided to do something truly remarkable for her young age. The little girl took the woman’s cell phone when Sunny fell asleep, and with the determination that only a terrified child could have, located Mark’s church in the neighboring town about 10 miles away.

She looked up how to catch a bus on the internet and boarded an inner-city bus, using the device’s GPS to guide her to the location. When she got there, it was time for the Mass, and it was exactly at that moment, desperate with fear that her mother would die, that the little girl ran into the church, screaming and calling for her father, “Daddy, I need you!”

Mark, like the churchgoers and ministers of the congregation, was surprised by her agitated entrance. However, after all the confusion at the beginning of this story, when Mia showed him a photo of her and her mother, the priest’s heart raced. That was because, despite his commitment to the church and his religious life, the young priest could never forget the love he felt for Sunny, a feeling he knew was forbidden for someone in his position.

It has to be said that in the silence of the night, he prayed to God and expressed his feelings, asking the Lord to take away the love he still felt for the young woman. He asked for the strength to be a good priest and fulfill his religious duty. However, a week before that Mass, the boy had prayed for a sign, for divine guidance.

“Father, if it is Your will that I really be a priest, I will fulfill this mission with all my heart. However, Lord, if You have other plans for me, please show me, because You know that I don’t want to have my heart in two places. Please help me,” he prayed, fighting the restlessness in his soul.

Mark couldn’t have predicted that the sign would come from his own daughter at the Mass he had prepared with the theme of accepting God’s plans for your life. When Mia arrived and said that he was her father, the young priest initially hesitated, even though part of him wanted it to be true.

But he was certain when he saw the photograph, and even more so when he saw the mark on the little girl’s arm as she showed it to him. It was in the same place as the mark he himself had—something hereditary that was passed down from generation to generation in his family. His mother, his grandparents all had the mark, and now his daughter had it too. It was an undeniable confirmation.

At that moment, with a mixture of emotions that included disbelief and joy, he was sure that following that little girl was the right thing to do. The Mass about accepting God’s plans for your life was surprisingly meant for him.

Then the young priest left the altar, leaving the people behind perplexed and shocked, to follow Mia. The two of them boarded the last bus of the night, heading for the city where Sunny was. The young man’s heart was pounding as he glanced discreetly at his newfound daughter beside him. The little girl was also trying to contain the whirlwind of emotions that overwhelmed her.

Mark wanted to ask a lot of questions, but at first, he only managed to mutter, “I’m… I’m sorry, Mia. I… I really didn’t know you existed. I would never have left you to be alone if I had known about you.” The absence of all those years in the little girl’s life weighed on him like an unbearable burden.

But the little girl replied with understanding, “Don’t worry, Daddy. Mommy never told you about me because she knew it would cause problems for you.”

These words broke the priest’s heart after his daughter told him about the silent struggle Sunny had fought all these years to raise the girl and that she had always tried to find out about him because she loved him. She had sacrificed everything to protect Mark’s image as a priest just so that he could follow his religious purpose.

“Mom never talked about you either, so I wouldn’t be sad. She’s very good. I don’t want her to leave me,” Mia said with a sad tone.

The man comforted her, promising that everything would be all right, but his heart ached at the thought of what Sunny and her little girl had been through. When they arrived at the house, Mark was shocked by the state of the place.

They lived below the poverty line. The little girl ran towards the door and shouted, “Mommy, Mommy!” In her desperation, Sunny tried to answer, “Mia, where were you all night? I almost died from worry.” The woman’s eyes were swollen from crying. She had spent hours in solitude and agony, unable to ask the neighbors for help because the girl had taken the only cell phone in the house and she couldn’t get up.

“I went to get help, Mommy! Look, he came!” the little girl said.

Just then, the priest appeared in the room. Sunny’s eyes went wide, and she was paralyzed with disbelief.

“Mark, is that you?” Without meaning to, the words escaped the young woman’s lips, and all the years of suffering and secrets kept in the depths of her heart fell like tears.

Mark ran over and hugged her, stroking her hair. They were both crying together.

“I’m back. I’m here now. I’m not going anywhere,” he promised.

The scene was intensely moving and sad, revealing an agonizing conflict in the poor priest’s heart. He was struggling between his love for God and his love for Sunny, the mother of his daughter. That night, they talked until dawn. The man took care of the woman, and they put all the years of resentment, hurt, and longing on the table, and now he had to make a decision.

A few weeks later, the young man decided to resign as a priest and hand in his cassock. After long reflection and much prayer, he concluded that he couldn’t go on serving God in that way—at least it wasn’t what he really wanted for his life. He felt that his true purpose was to be a father, a husband, and to fight for his family. He was born for that.

Mark talked a lot with his mother, who was initially sad, feeling guilty for imposing the promise on her son. However, when she met Mia, Catherine was charmed by her granddaughter and ended up accepting his decision.

“Forgive me for putting my promise on you, son. Forgive me for not realizing or wanting to understand what you wanted for your life. But you really should follow your heart, and I love you anyway,” said his mother, supporting him with loving words.

After leaving the priesthood, the young man took care of Sunny, and eventually, the two married. With the savings he had accumulated over the years, they managed to buy a modest house, but it became a real home. Finally, his wife and little girl would have a place to call their own for the first time. Mark realized his dream of going to medical school too, and years later, was able to provide a wonderful life for his family. His wife followed her destiny of becoming a teacher, and together they saw Mia grow up happily, attending good schools and enjoying all the best in life.

And that’s how the former priest realized that he could still serve God in many other ways—as a dedicated doctor, helping and caring for people, and as an exemplary father and husband. Every day and every night, when he went to bed, the man thanked the heavens for the day a little girl invaded his Mass and called him “Daddy” in front of everyone. That invasion changed the course of his life, but in the end, it brought him everything he dreamed of in the world—a family.

 

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Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

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Fawkes and his co-conspirators were sentenced to hanging, drawing and quartering. Crispijn van de Passe the Elder/ Wikimedia Commons

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351 , this punishment involved…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

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  • Michelle SpearProfessor of Anatomy, University of Bristol

That you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, where you shall be hanged by the neck and being alive cut down, your privy members shall be cut off and your bowels taken out and burned before you, your head severed from your body and your body divided into four quarters to be disposed of at the King’s pleasure.

This process aimed not only to inflict excruciating pain on the condemned, but to serve as a deterrent – demonstrating the fate of those who betrayed the Crown. While Fawkes reportedly jumped from the gallows – which meant he avoided the full extent of his punishment – his co-conspirators apparently weren’t so lucky.

By dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment from an anatomical perspective, we can understand the profound agony each of them endured.

Torture for confession

Before his public execution on January 31 1606, Fawkes was tortured to force a confession about his involvement in the “gunpowder plot”.

The Tower of London records confirm that King James I personally authorised “the gentler tortures first”. Accounts reveal that Fawkes was stretched on the rack – a device designed to slowly pull the limbs in opposite directions. This stretching inflicted severe trauma on the shoulders, elbows and hips, as well as the spine.

The forces exerted by the rack probably exceeded those required for joint or hip dislocation under normal conditions.

Substantive differences between Fawkes’ signatures on confessions between November 8 and shortly before his execution may indicate the amount of nerve and soft tissue damage sustained. It also illustrates how remarkable his final leap from the gallows was.

An engraving depicting a person being tortured on the rack.
The rack slowly pulled a prisoner’s limbs in opposite directions. Wellcome Collection/ Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA

Stage 1: hanging (partial strangulation)

After surviving the torture of the rack, Fawkes and his gang faced the next stage of their punishment: hanging. But this form of hanging only partially strangled the condemned – preserving their consciousness and prolonging their suffering.

Partial strangulation exerts extreme pressure on several critical neck structures. The hyoid bone , a small u-shaped structure above the larynx, is prone to bruising or fracture under compression .

Simultaneously, pressure on the carotid arteries restricts blood flow to the brain, while compression of the jugular veins causes pooling of blood in the head – probably resulting in visible haemorrhages in the eyes and face.

Because the larynx and trachea (both essential for airflow) are partially obstructed, this makes breathing laboured. Strain on the cervical spine and surrounding muscles in the neck can lead to tearing, muscle spasms or dislocation of the vertebra – causing severe pain. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Fawkes brought his agony to a premature end by leaping from the gallows. Accounts from the time tell us:

His body being weak with the torture and sickness, he was scarce able to go up the ladder – yet with much ado, by the help of the hangman, went high enough to break his neck by the fall.

This probably caused him to suffer a bilateral fracture of his second cervical vertebra, assisted by his own bodyweight – an injury known as the “hangman’s fracture” .

Stage 2: Drawing (disembowelment)

After enduring partial hanging, the victim would then be “drawn” – a process which involved disembowelling them while still alive. This act mainly targeted the organs of the abdominal cavity – including the intestines, liver and kidney, as well as major blood vessels such as the abdominal aorta.

The physiological response to disembowelment would have been immediate and severe. The abdominal cavity possesses a high concentration of pain receptors – particularly around the membranous lining of the abdomen . When punctured, these pain receptors would have sent intense pain signals to the brain, overwhelming the body’s capacity for pain management . Shock would soon follow due to the rapid drop in blood pressure caused by massive amounts of blood loss.

Stage 3: quartering (dismemberment)

Quartering was also supposed to be performed while the victim was still alive. Though no accounts exist detailing at what phase victims typically lost consciousness during execution, it’s highly unlikely many survived the shock of being drawn.

So, at this stage, publicity superseded punishment given the victim’s likely earlier demise. Limbs that were removed from criminals were preserved by boiling them with spices. These were then toured around the country to act as a deterrent for others.

Though accounts suggest Fawkes’s body parts were sent to “the four corners of the United Kingdom”, there is no specific record of what was sent where. However, his head was displayed in London .

Traitor’s punishment

The punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering was designed to be as anatomically devastating as it was psychologically terrifying. Each stage of the process exploited the vulnerabilities of the human body to create maximum pain and suffering, while also serving as a grim reminder of the consequences of treason.

This punishment also gives us an insight into how medieval justice systems used the body as a canvas for social and political messaging. Fawkes’s fate, though unimaginable today, exemplifies the extremes to which the state could, and would, go to maintain control, power and authority over its subjects.

The sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering was officially removed from English law as part of the Forfeiture Act of 1870 .

 

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OPINION: 4 Children Who Were Sentenced to life imprisonment At A Young Age And what They Did

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There are many unusual things happening across the world. Children are charming and lovely, yet others are really dangerous and have been involved in a variety of illegal activities in society.

In this post, we’ll look at four children who were condemned to life in jail Please keep in mind that some of these children are now adults…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

1. Joshua Phillips:

Joshua Phillips stabbed his neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter and put the girl’s body under his bed at home. After eight days, his mother discovered the body.

Joshua Phillips was fourteen years old when he committed this act, according to reports, and he was sentenced to life in jail.

Take a look at how Joshua Phillips is now.

2. Eric Smith:

Eric Smith, according to sources, was condemned to life in jail many years ago. Eric Smith was just 13 years old when he hit a 4-year-old boy with a rock and killed him.

Following multiple conversations with Eric, he stated that he was bullied by several senior kids at his school and that he killed the youngster because he was irritated and upset. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

3. Lionel Tate:

Lionel Tate was one of the youngest people to get a life sentence.

According to sources, when he was 13 years old, Lionel Tate killed his neighbor’s six-year-old daughter.

Lionel Tate claimed he was boxing with the young girl.

4. Brian Lee Draper:

Brian Lee Draper was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 for murdering a classmate, according to reports.

The murder was committed by Brian Lee Draper and his friend Torey Adamcik, who was sixteen years old at the time.

Parents should always endeavor to teach their children how to be good children, as well as pray for them.

 

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Lady Caught Feeding Neighbor’s Baby With Faeces & Urine Speaks From Prison, Gives This Ugly Reason

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A woman named Stella Namwanje was arrested in Uganda for allegedly committing an atrocious act against her neighbor’s baby. Reports indicate that she was caught on video defecating and urinating on the infant before feeding him the waste. This shocking behavior has drawn widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the child’s welfare…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The incident took place in the Binyonyi A area of the Nyendo-Mukungwe division. Local authorities acted swiftly after the disturbing footage circulated on social media, prompting community outrage. The police have since taken Namwanje into custody to investigate the circumstances surrounding her actions and ensure the safety of the child.

The case has sparked discussions about the need for stronger measures to protect vulnerable individuals, especially children, from abuse. It highlights the alarming reality of child torture and the psychological issues that may drive such behavior. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

As the investigation unfolds, the community is rallying to support the affected family and prevent similar incidents in the future. The legal proceedings against Namwanje will likely focus on the extent of her actions and the necessary repercussions for such a heinous crime.

 

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