Monday, May 7, 2007

Media All Over McGreevey: A Priest, They Say

I wish everyone would leave Jim McGreevey alone. Firstly, countless news articles I've read over the weekend say he's switching "religions," which is absolutely not true, and as an Episcopalian, annoys the heck out of me! On last check, Roman Catholicism and Episcopalianism are both Christian, therefore, he's only switching denominations, not religions.

Secondly, everyone's going gaga because he's entering seminary, and they assume that he wants to become an Episcopal priest. There are no confirmations to this, and McGreevey hasn't commented on what his plans in fact are, so we really don't know what he's doing. Further, many seminarians don't go on to become priests, kind'a like some individuals who go to law school but don't become lawyers. Is it possible that having switched from being a Roman Catholic to an Episcopalian, the guy just wants to better understand their differences? I can think of one.

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