Jesus: not a Sox fan? -- I just couldn't resist posting this, though Nat has done an admirable analysis on the issue already. Can we just say, "Only in Boston"? I especially like the last paragraph on Cardinal Law -- a man who bent the rules so corned beef could be eaten without sin, yet who harbored pedophiles and paid off witnesses to protect himself. Lovely. And let's take a moment to wonder just what sort of Catholics would be skipping Mass on Good Friday to go to a ball game, but are so worried about their immortal souls that they'd ask for special permission to eat a hotdog while there? Gee, good thing the Vatican doesn't have anything to say about beer on Fridays...