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> China says Vatican's newest saints were sinners, rapists
<snip>
> Crescitelli "was notorious for taking the 'right of the first night' of
> each bride under his diocese," the State Administration of Religious
> Affairs said in the statement, also run by Xinhua.
I've heard of the 'right of the first night' in association with the
British land owners in Ireland and also in association with slave owners
in the US south. Does anyone know where this 'tradition' started
(probably in the first cave inhabited by humans) or have any information
or studies related to this so-called 'right'?
Thanks,
Kelly
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