Far be it from me to defend Stephen Harper, but the video wasn't clear to me and others are saying that Harper did consume it: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Lif...0777/
story.html.
Harold,
Maybe. It seems like a dubious claim from a Conservative senator that Harper waited 'till he sat down to consume it.
kgp
Agreed. We'll probably never know. Either way, it's important to tread carefully and respectfully around other church's communion practices. Harper should have been better prepared and thought about this more.
A daily newspaper in New Brunswick has apologized to Prime Minister Harper for reporting that he slipped a communion wafer in his jacket pocket at a state funeral.
The front-page apology published in today's Telegraph-Journal says the story on July 8th was "inaccurate and should not have been published.''
Harper has always insisted he ate the wafer at the funeral for former Governor General Romeo LeBlanc.
The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered communion has said the prime minister did nothing wrong by consuming it, even though he is a Protestant.
The story in the Telegraph-Journal quoted a senior Roman Catholic priest as demanding an explanation from Harper on what happened to the host.
It also said Harper put the wafer in his jacket pocket.
Today's apology says there was ''no credible'' support for those statements.
It says the statements were added to the story ``in the editing process'' and without the knowledge of the reporters who wrote the article.
A spokesman for the company that owns the newspaper, Brunswick News, had no further comment.
Todd,
Warren K nails it on the Telegraph-Journal "apology"
http://www.warrenkinsella.com/in...ry090728-
134505
kgp
http://stevejanke.com/archives/2...ives/
290239.php
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