I knew one Archbishop who did and the only way he was stopped was by driving into a convenience store wall...
Fortunately, the new Archbishop of San Francisco was stopped by the police before he got that far...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The newly appointed archbishop of San Francisco was arrested for DUI over the weekend. Police in San Diego say Bishop Salvatore Cordileone was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence. Police say it happened in San Diego's College District just before 12:30 Saturday morning. - SourceIf this is true, it's too bad - it's this kind of thing that makes mothers MADD. St. Monica wept for years, but after her son became a bishop he pretty much straightened himself out. Mothers, weep for your children.
I think it was Fr. Hardon who felt priests should abstain from drink.
Thom alerted me to the story. I replied, "Holy shit!"
