St. Patrick's Day | Mahoney

St. Patrick's Day, another day in L.A., our majority Latino multicultural megalopolis.

Green Beer day.
Corned Beef and Cabbage day.
Another Excuse To Get Drunk day.

Shamrocks. Leprechauns. Wear-green-or-get-slapped.
Special displays at the grocery stores.
Green frilly tinsel at the bank.

I just heard that [Chief Catholic Mucky-Muck] Cardinal Roger Mahoney (gee I wonder what ethnicity HE is?) issued an edict that it is OK for Southern California Catholics to break their Lenten fast (no meat on Fridays) to eat their corned beef and cabbage today.

Awwww shucks.
What a cool dude.

I can't begin to imagine what would happen if a Rabbi, Rebbe, or other Jewish Mucky-Muck issued a similar edict. Like that it would be OK to have a piece of non-Kosher-for-Passover birthday cake to celebrate someone-or-other during Passover, some Jewish hero or genius.......

HUH??????? ALL JEWISH HELL WOULD BREAK LOOSE.
Pens would scribble!
Tongues would wag!
Righteous rage! Taking sides!

Basically, no can do. Kosher is kosher.

Nice popularity contest, Mister Mahoney, although it does tend to void religious significance. [OOPS! What's THAT?] I guess all those Catholic priests abusing young boys is making you look REALLY bad these days. Keep up the good work. Dumb down your religion. Have a nice day.