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lunatica

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15. Maybe he's just retiring to go live in the Vatican

Reply to KurtNYC (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 08:08 AM

Feb 2013

Surely they have space set aside for him to live out his life in contemplative prayer.

How dare they resign, er, retire from, the job that God Hisself called them to do? Are they Quitters, like half time Sarah Palin?

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Anti-Gay Cardinal Keith O'Brien Rejects Accusations Of 'Inappropriate' Behavior With Priests [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 OP

Rejects? Contests? Legal advice? Does he even bother to say I never touched or otherwise acted .. GodlessBiker Feb 2013 #1

Try new glasses mel v drew Feb 2013 #7

So, maybe he likes men instead of boys . . .? another_liberal Feb 2013 #8

So you reject our accusation, but you don't deny it? sakabatou Feb 2013 #2

Fishee indeed Berlum Feb 2013 #9

I wonder if this news is coming out because O'Brien isn't toeing the line: hedgehog Feb 2013 #3

"Anti-Gay Cardinal Keith O'Brien..." greiner3 Feb 2013 #4

He did not say mass publicly this morning. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #5

"What happens in the rectory...stays in the rectory"? Ken Burch Feb 2013 #6

Good God RedstDem Feb 2013 #10

UPDATE: O'Brien has resigned KurtNYC Feb 2013 #11

Ah. sakabatou Feb 2013 #13

Maybe he's just retiring to go live in the Vatican lunatica Feb 2013 #15

If the men involved were all adults maybe they should make him a saint bklyncowgirl Feb 2013 #12

Inappropriate is in the eye of the beholder. MelungeonWoman Feb 2013 #14

THAT I believe could be the truth. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #16