Speeding nuns in a Ford Fiesta fined, refuse to pay
The three nuns, Sister Tavoletta, 56, and two others (unnamed) aged 65 and 78, where rushing to see the Pope at 180kmph (112 mph) when the police pulled them over.
They had heard that the Pope had fallen and broke his wrist and they wanted to make sure all was ok.
They almost made it there. The Pope is currently in his summer holiday home in Valle d'Aosta at Les Combes, and they were stopped one hour away from their final destination. The Pope had slipped in the bathroom and fractured his wrist, and the Salesian nuns just had to confirm the news reports personally.
A spokesman for Turin's police, said: "Hopefully Sister Tavoletta will be making sure she confesses her bad driving the next she goes to confession. But in the meantime, she will have to pay the Euros 375 fine.
Sister Tavoletta, however, has no intention of simply accepting the fine. She has hired the services of one of Italy's best known lawyers in driving cases, Anna Orecchini who also lost her driving licence for a month, has not meekly accepted this rebuke. Instead, she will appeal against the fine with the aid of Italy's best known lawyer in driving cases, Anna Orecchioni and will appeal on the ground that their mission was more important that the speeding rules of the Italian state.
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I hope the nuns do not get punished too strictly
I hope the nuns do not get punished too strictly, however, they should still be dealt with by the law accordingly. Good intentions aside, this should show the public that no one has special privileges when it comes to road safety.
Though she had her reasons, I
Though she had her reasons, I don't think anyone should be exempt from the law. Even more so that her being in a moral position that would put a lot of reputations at stake. If she had accepted her fine gracefully, there wouldn't be much of a PR nightmare.
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Ha-ha! C'est ridicule! Choses intéressantes à voir de vieilles femmes ont choisi - à regarder la machine a sous. Il est bon que tout était ok. Drôle article, l'auteur, écrire plus!
No one is above the law
Truthfully the nun didn't NEED to go see if the Pope was alright. He had a totally competent medical staff that was already taking care of him. If she was traveling at 180 kmph, and was still an hour away from her destination. She was putting a lot of lives in danger of her excessive driving. She should absolutely pay the fine. If she wanted to make sure the Pope was alright, she should have made done it safely. I'm sure the Pope wouldn't have approved of her actions. I mean she had more business teaching bible lessons, and spreading the word of her religion, than visiting the Pope in the hospital. She obviously wasn't thinking clearly.
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