Reparation rite performed after man urinates on Vatican high altar
Once again the security of St. Peter's Basilica has come under scrutiny.
VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — A penitential rite of purification was reportedly carried out this morning in the Vatican, after a man stripped partially naked and urinated on the High Altar of the basilica.
On Friday morning last week, a man climbed up onto the platform by the Altar of the Confessio inside St. Peter’s Basilica, where he then proceeded to di…
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