U.S. Catholic, March 1st, 2007
The late bishop was an enormous man and it took 10 men to carry his coffin. Among the men were two nephews, big strapping fellows like their uncle, and a Buddhist monk the bishop had befriended in the latter years of his career.
The monk was a slight man and had to hold up his corner of the coffin with both hands. The nephews were up front and the monk was at the rear with the diocesan communications director, also a slight man. The other six men, representing various aspects of the bishop's life and ministry, were arranged along either side of the coffin, but as the communications director...
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