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  • The strange case of the bishop and the black eye

    12/11/2006 1:03:47 PM PST · by aculeus · 13 replies · 837+ views
    The Guardian (UK) ^ | December 11, 2006 | by Stephen Bates
    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...