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Priests, Putin, and a Suitcase of Cyanide

UNHOLY COMMUNION

An unorthodox alleged murder plot is testing Georgia’s Orthodox order.

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TBILISI, Georgia—This small Black Sea country was scandalized on Monday by news that a high-ranking priest—a member of the inner circle of the Georgian Orthodox Church—was arrested for the attempted murder of another even higher “high-ranking cleric.”

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