CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Reactionary Miracle

In the tiny Bohemian village of Cihost, in the hills southeast of Prague, flax farmers and woodcutters last week were whispering excitedly. They were discussing the new "miracles" and the trouble which had followed them.

The first miracle, villagers told reporters, took place on Sunday, Dec. 11. During his sermon, the village priest, Father Josef Toufar, had said: "He Who is in our tabernacle and Who is among us, He will help us . . ." At that moment, the lindenwood crucifix leaned first to the left, then to the right, and then to the west. Cihost's pious peasants said the...

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