“Excommunicated” Cat Waits to Be Absolved of Feline Sins Outside Temple Gate

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Japanese Twitter user Nori posts photos of cats he meets on the streets on his Twitter account. There’s a cat sitting in front of the gate of a temple in Japan. It looks as if a student came back to ask his master for forgiveness!

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The Humiliation of Canossa took place in 1077, when Roman Emperor Henry the 4th traveled to ask for forgiveness after being excommunicated at the gate of Canossa castle.

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By the way, the cat was not turned away at the gate after this, but was able to squeeze himself in under the gate!

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He still managed to get inside after all!

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If there was a cute cat sitting like this in front of the gate, there’s no way you can turn them away, but open the gate and welcome them in!

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