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Fr Ray posts about a drunk <\/a>tramp in England who doesn\u2019t ask for money, but a blessing in Latin.<\/p>\n

It reminds me of one of Alice Thomas Ellis\u2019 rants. She was in Westminster Cathedral and a prissy young priest told the congregation not to give money to the tramps who gather outside the door after Mass begging. His argument was that \u201cthe cathedral runs a shelter for the homeless. Encourage them to go there. If you give them money they will only spend it on drink.\u201d<\/p>\n

This made Alice huffy. She didn\u2019t like to be told what to do with her money, and she didn\u2019t like the priests self righteous tone. Besides, if she were homeless and depressed there\u2019s nothing she\u2019d like better than a stiff drink.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"