Bizarre 'Yeti Blood Oath' Sparks Controversy at Colorado Seminary
July 17, 2025
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A Colorado priest found himself in hot water with his superiors after he hoodwinked his seminary students into thinking they were participating in a blood oath involving a man in a Yeti costume. The bizarre incident, which came to light this week, reportedly occurred in January of 2024 during a ski trip organized by St. John Vianney Theological Seminary of Denver. The getaway took a strange turn for the 15 students when vice rector Fr. John Nepil, who led the excursion, woke them up in the middle of the night and gathered them together for what he claimed was "a sacred tradition."
More on this incredibly weird story at the Coast to Coast AM website.