{"id":92663,"date":"2015-06-10T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T07:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=92663"},"modified":"2015-05-19T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T04:54:58","slug":"the-bishop-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2015\/06\/the-bishop-of-the-moon.html","title":{"rendered":"The Bishop of the Moon!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Today in sheer ecclesiastical awesomeness news:<\/p>\n

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\u201c[Archbishop William Borders] was ordained bishop in 1968 and made the first Bishop of Orlando, Florida. The new diocese encompassed central Florida and included Cape Canaveral, from where, the following year, Apollo 11 launched, bound for the moon. After that historic launch and lunar landing, with all the images of our astronauts walking, golfing, and planting the flag, Borders made an ad limina visit to Rome to meet with Paul VI.<\/p>\n

During their meeting, Borders rather nonchalantly observed, \u201cYou know, Holy Father, I am the bishop of the Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope Paul looked at him rather perplexed \u2013 probably wondering where along the line this American prelate lost his mind. Borders then continued by explaining that by the existing (1917) Code of Canon Law, he was the de facto ordinary of this \u201cnewly discovered\u201d territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

HT: Whispers in the Loggia<\/a><\/p>\n

I wonder if the Pope thought Borders a \u00a0lunatic?<\/p>\n

Ah me. \u00a0I slay me.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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