Gagged priest ‘playing’ with handcuffs at church gets stuck, calls 911 for help

[proud2BlibKansan]

A gagged priest at Springfield’s St. Aloysius church called 911 late last year and asked them for help because he had been “playing” with handcuffs and he got stuck.

Audio of Father Tom Donovan’s Nov. 28 911 call was published by the Illinois Times on Thursday.

“I’m stuck in a pair of handcuffs and I’m going to need help getting out before it becomes a medical emergency,” Donovan tells the dispatcher in a muffled voice.

“You’re stuck in a pair of handcuffs?” the dispatcher replies.

“Yes,” Donovan admits. “I was playing with them so I need some help getting out.”

When police arrived at the church, they discovered that the priest’s voice had sounded garbled because he was also wearing a gag, according to the Illinois Times.


Raw Story (http://s.tt/1xYnM)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Luckily, no children were injured during the handcuff incident.

Which is a HUGE step forward for the church.

[cleanhippie]

18. That we know of! There is a long history of protecting and covering up the abuses...

[Mrs. Overall]

2. Reminds me of the story a few years ago about the priest who had a potato in his behind--

he claimed there were potatoes on the table and that he was standing on the table changing the curtains without any clothes on, slipped, and voila! sat down upon a potato. To make the story even better, I believe it happened in Ireland.

[Enrique]

10. that totally sounded like the beginning of a joke

[CountAllVotes]

13. I believe it happened in Ireland.

>>>To make the story even better, I believe it happened in Ireland.

Why does this make the story "even better"?

Gee lets add racism to the list now.

NO IRISH NEED APPLY?

[Mrs. Overall]

14. What the fuck? It's not about racism--the Irish and potato reference--

it's about Ireland being associated with potatoes, and not at all in a racist sense. I'm Irish--you should hear the way our family makes fun of potatoes and booze and leprechauns and being poor and yes, even makes fun of our Catholicism. My sister-in-law is a nun and she participates in the humor.

[CountAllVotes]

16. I don't care who you are

Why is this funny because being it happened in Ireland (maybe) that makes EVEN MORE FUN!

This thread belongs in the toilet.

[Mrs. Overall]

17. I will not be accused of being racist, not only against my own ethnicity but against

any ethnicity.

If the thread belongs in the toilet, flush it, put it on ignore, and move on.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. I suspect he tried the toilet, but had no success.

Given the catholic church's recent history in Ireland, all I can say is more potato power is called for.

[dogknob]

23. Your concern is noted...

[tama]

25. It just does

Irish ARE funny!

[cleanhippie]

19. Overreact much?

[UncleYoder]

3. #assman

Every proctologist story ends in the same way: “It was a million to one shot, Doc. Million to one.” #seinfeld

[CountAllVotes]

4. not much to do w/your time eh?

Time to start up another Catholic bash. Thanks!

[bluestate10]

5. The story is funny. Don't get upset, plenty of protestants have been caught in similar straits. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Excuse me?

[snooper2]

12. all religions get bashed, but do we have to do them all at the same time?

That would get complicated and I think we would lose a little of the nuance required

[ChairmanAgnostic]

30. it saves time.

[Mrs. Overall]

15. Looks like you have lots of time, too--

looking for ways to stir the pot, when no "bashing" or "racism" is evident in this thread.

[cleanhippie]

20. Yeah, a handcuffed and gagged priest playing sex games is "catholic bashing."

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

[cliffordu]

28. Your reaction is odd.

So some Priest got caught doing something 'creative' with mundane items.

ho hum.

[Initech]

6. Gee I wonder what he was doing with them?,

or ?

[TlalocW]

7. Guess he either forgot his safeword

Or he tried to shortchange his dominatrix, and she left.

TlalocW

[Pisces]

8. The Church needs to modify it's stance on celibacy and sex for the good of the public.

[Mrs. Overall]

9. Yes. You are right.

[dawg]

22. It's better to marry than to burn.

Seems like I read that somewhere.

[Incitatus]

24. I hate when that happens. nt

[Aerows]

26. Oh my

A priest in a gag and cuffs. I would have like to be a fly on the wall when the police came for THAT call.

We had a party and my girlfriend got stuck in a set of them courtesy of one of our friends that was a police officer. That was loads of fun and hilarity to call to have someone get her out of them. She was attached to the front door LOL.

[WCIL]

27. This is sad

I know Father Tom - he was a priest at my parish when I still belonged to the church. I found him to be a nice man, and he wanted to do so much for parish. When he left us he trained for and became a Chaplain in the Air Force, I believe.

[formercia]

29. Would it make the situation better

if it were a Sweet Potato?