O'Leary will enjoy his corned beef on Friday with a clear conscience -- thanks to a special dispensation from another Irish-American, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee.
Dolan is among dozens of bishops -- from Portland, Maine, and Green Bay, Wis., to Arlington, Va., and Boston -- granting one-day dispensations from Lenten rules that prohibit Roman Catholics from eating meat on Fridays to observe the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. In many cases, the bishops are asking for a similar day of penance in exchange for relaxing the rules this Friday.
Whew. I'm glad that's been straightened out! Of course, how many real Irish actually make corned beef and cabbage specifically on St. Paddy's day? The Kelly clan in my family usually went out to dinner on that day, at a fancy restaurant, and we all ordered steak.
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