Hi Ho, Just a note re the US disputed Florida vote count for Presidential candidates. Take a look at
http://www.abcnews.go/sections/world/daily news/chad001206.html I hope I made that clickable! I tried. Anyway, also found a bio of Saint Chad, patron of disputed elections under a uk church address that I cannot now find. St. Chad made the morning news shows along with the note that the hits have been phenomenal! That's it. wow
St Chad
Couldn’t get the link to load – may be deluged, I guess. Since I suspect this is a recycling of a story passed around on the net a day or two back, I copy here the version forwarded by Lee Daniel Quinn’s ezine – thanks Lee.
YOU'RE A BETTER MAN THAN I
With the chads flying in Florida, there's been a new flurry of interest in someone who just might be the patron saint of contested elections. It's none other than St. Chad of England.
Living from 620 to 672 A.D., Chad served as an abbot in northern Britain when his superior, Wilfrid, was appointed to the coveted position of Bishop of York. Wilfred's appointment required a short trip to France to be consecrated, so he left the day-to-day paperwork and tasks to Chad. But Wilfred's trip turned into an extended stay for the new Bishop of York. In the meantime, though, King Oswiu of Northumbria got a little impatient awaiting Wilfred's return from France, so he went ahead and appointed Chad to the post of Bishop of York instead!
When Wilfrid finally came back home, there was a little dispute about who should carry the title of Archbishop of York (arguably, the second most powerful clerical position in England). The archbishop of Canterbury stepped in and ruled that Chad should step down. Chad responded that he had never thought himself worthy of the position in the first place, that he took it through obedience, and he would surrender it through obedience.
Chad would soon get another noteworthy position, and after his death, miracles were attributed to his relics -- thus earning him the title of Saint. When March 2nd comes around, we doubt that Al or W. will be feasting on the feast day of St. Chad. But, the Church's prayer for the day is a fitting one for Mr. Gore: "Almighty God, whose servant Chad, for the peace of the Church, relinquished cheerfully the honors that had been thrust upon him, only to be rewarded with equal responsibility: Keep us we pray, from thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and ready at all times to step aside for others."
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I did hear a report on St. Chad air on National Public Radio yesterday morning. I'd have to admit that if I were sent to France in the 7th Century, I might stay for a couple of years, too.
Thanks to Mav for coming up with the explanation of the reasons for St Chad's canonisation.
What worries me is that the American populace might cannon Al Gore if he doesn't concede PDQ. I'd hate to have to think of him as St Algore of Tennessee. After all, even Tennessee didn't want him!