Posted on 12/11/2006 1:03:47 PM PST by aculeus
It is a question which might baffle the greatest minds in detective fiction: what happened to the Bishop of Southwark last Tuesday night? Was he mugged on the way home to Tooting from a pre-Christmas party at the Irish embassy?
The Rt Rev Tom Butler, 66, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops and a pillar of Thought for the Day on the BBC Today programme, says he has no idea. Others say he was seen sitting in the back of a Mercedes chucking children's toys out of the window and announcing: "I'm the Bishop of Southwark. It's what I do."
Last night the bishop - who earlier in the week told a congregation that he could not get his mitre on because of the lump on his head - told the Guardian he could not recollect what had happened. Police were informed the following day that his briefcase, spectacles, a mobile phone and papers were missing.
"The problem is, I don't remember anything. This has been a difficulty from the start," he said ruefully. "I told the police I arrived home without my briefcase and with bruising on my face and a gash on the back of my head. ... "
What he can remember is attending the pre-Christmas reception at the Irish embassy near Buckingham Palace. These are events not noted for their abstemiousness. MPs have been known to leave on their hands and knees.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Out on a roofie, hark, hark, hark
'Tis just the Bishop of old Southwark
I remember back in the days of the "Red Dean of Canterbury" when there were only a few flakes in the Church of England, and they stood out as newsworthy eccentrics. Now they are everywhere.
The boy went out and got looped - woohoo! Bust out the pints of "heavy" and the jiggers of malt whiskey! Yeah brother! Now that's livin'!
I love their beer!
SS
Classic move.
Looking at the last paragraph in the article, I can't help but wonder if the soused bishop made a pass at some fellow who took offense and popped him a good one.
Love those British place names!
Must've been a hell of a party.
Yes, them too.
I remember when Bishop Honest to God Robinson was the famous American flake. Now they're almost all flakes.
LOL!
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