The Cork born Father O'Connor's reputation for castigating the Brits from the pulpit was legendary. However, the con-
gregation in his new parish of Boston, Mass., tired of him lambasting the Brits for the horrors they inflicted upon
the Irish for generations. Ultimately, the Archbishop opted to send the good father to a small hamlet in the far reaches
of Tennessee where, His Grace said, "The folks know nothing of England and care less. So knock off the Brit bashing and
you'll better serve Holy Mother Church."
Several weeks later, when Father O'Connor stood into the pulpit to deliver his first sermon to his new congregation,
the local Bishop, who knew of O'Connor's reputation, was in attendance to check up-on him.
"My dear brethren," Father O'Connor began, "this morning I'd like to talk about The Last Supper."
Not bad, though the Bishop. Safe enough ground.
"Now, the lesson to be learned from The Last Supper, where Christ knew he'd been betrayed, is that the sin of betrayal
is the worst sin of all. A sin never forgiven by God or man," thundered Father O'Connor.
Fair enough, thought the Bishop.
"Christ looked around at His apostles. 'Was it you Peter, who betrayed me?' he asked."
"Not I my Lord," answered Peter.
"Was it you John?"
"Not I my Lord."
"Christ asked each of them in turn and finally came to Judas, who was sitting at the end of the table, his head bowed. Was
it you, Judas, who betrayed me? asked Christ. Judas responded, "Wot? Me? Not on yer bloody life, Mi'lud."
The bishop promptly fainted.
gregation in his new parish of Boston, Mass., tired of him lambasting the Brits for the horrors they inflicted upon
the Irish for generations. Ultimately, the Archbishop opted to send the good father to a small hamlet in the far reaches
of Tennessee where, His Grace said, "The folks know nothing of England and care less. So knock off the Brit bashing and
you'll better serve Holy Mother Church."
Several weeks later, when Father O'Connor stood into the pulpit to deliver his first sermon to his new congregation,
the local Bishop, who knew of O'Connor's reputation, was in attendance to check up-on him.
"My dear brethren," Father O'Connor began, "this morning I'd like to talk about The Last Supper."
Not bad, though the Bishop. Safe enough ground.
"Now, the lesson to be learned from The Last Supper, where Christ knew he'd been betrayed, is that the sin of betrayal
is the worst sin of all. A sin never forgiven by God or man," thundered Father O'Connor.
Fair enough, thought the Bishop.
"Christ looked around at His apostles. 'Was it you Peter, who betrayed me?' he asked."
"Not I my Lord," answered Peter.
"Was it you John?"
"Not I my Lord."
"Christ asked each of them in turn and finally came to Judas, who was sitting at the end of the table, his head bowed. Was
it you, Judas, who betrayed me? asked Christ. Judas responded, "Wot? Me? Not on yer bloody life, Mi'lud."
The bishop promptly fainted.
