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Religions > Atheism |
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"johac" |
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12 Oct 2007 06:35:45 PM |
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Drunken priest punches cop, jailed |
Was the cop supposed to turn the other cheek?
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Drunken priest punches cop, jailed
Fri Oct 12, 9:44 AM ET
A Mexican priest briefly ended up behind bars after punching a policemen
who caught him driving drunkenly through the streets of the northern
city of Monterrey.
Priest Manuel Raul Ortega, who was not wearing clerical dress but was
clutching a prayer book when captured, launched himself at the traffic
cop who pulled him over earlier this week.
"The individual became very violent because they were going to tow away
his car. He attacked a policeman and was taken away," said transit
department spokesman Hector Lozano on Thursday.
Ortega's papers identified him as a priest. He was released a few hours
after his arrest after paying the fines for his offenses.
Monterrey and Mexico City are in the midst of a tough new drive to clamp
down on widespread drunken driving after tequila and beer-fueled lunches
and parties.
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"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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