Not necessarily.
If this sort of thing was "in character" for the good reverend, then the Obama family would hear this sort of thing all the time.
If this sort of thing was not "in character" for the good reverend, the Obama family would have heard about it no later than the next Sunday from the wagging, scandalized tongues.
yes except Obama has already stated that he never knew about any of it...
What you say is reasonable...
every church has some gossip mill in it and he would have heard somewhere...