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  Ex-governor 'Gay American' Jim McGreevey denied Episcopal priesthood...because he's a 'jackass'
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Apr 25, 2011 10:41am
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AuthorRachel Quigley
MediaNewspaper - Daily Mail
News DateMonday, April 25, 2011 05:50:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHe tried marriage and fatherhood, flirted with being a governor, he accepted being gay and then he finally announced he would be a priest.

But it isn't time to call ex-New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey 'father' just yet - for his bid to join the Episcopal Church has been rejected.

Church sources have said that McGreevey's sexuality has nothing to do with the rebuttal and everything to do with him being a 'jackass'.
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D:8155Kestenbaum ( 0.1067 points)
Wed, April 27, 2011 10:27:58 AM UTC0:00
At first, I thought this was Onion-style satire. I was startled to discover that it was a real news story, word for word -- even "jackass".
 
R:7206Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! ( 290.2565 points)
Wed, April 27, 2011 05:20:59 PM UTC0:00
Its not exactly a slanderous charge...
 
D:8155Kestenbaum ( 0.1067 points)
Thu, April 28, 2011 07:11:28 AM UTC0:00
Sure, but it's a more pungent descriptor than you'd expect to hear from High Church officials.

Caveat: I'm not arguing with it.
 
D:1774Hail to the Rookies ( 89.0060 points)
Thu, April 28, 2011 08:51:00 AM UTC0:00
Agreed on both counts.

Kestenbaum: At first, I thought this was Onion-style satire. I was startled to discover that it was a real news story, word for word -- even "jackass".

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I've always loved The Onion's reaction when he resigned.