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...Father Johannes Schwertfirm, Roman Catholic pastor in the Bavarian town of Ober-Teisendorf was in trouble with the law. Again and again, he had vainly asked the authorities for permission to enlarge his church, built in 1429 and far too small for his present congregation. Turned down because of the church's historical value, Father Schwertfirm, 63, carefully removed the church's holy objects, then set off the explosives he had planted and blew up the building. His sentence: two months in jail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Words & Works | 5/17/1954 | See Source »

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