"Petition supports clown priest"

So to follow up on Virginia's Clown Mass post from yesterday, Steve Kuhl sends me an email with this follow up article and says only "It was pretty bad back then." I can't even imagine.

Petition supports clown priests

A petition is being circulated in support of a Roman Catholic priest who conducted a controversial clown mass for children at a church.

Parish member Mary Ellen Nelson said she started circulating the petition in support of the Rev. Edward Hussli in response to a petition started by another parish member, Pat Lindmark, critical of the clown mass at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church.

Literature was distributed prior to the Feb. 2 mass during Catholic Education Week telling children at the parish school and their parents that, although the clown may appear foolish, his foolishness was an attempt to direct people to higher truths.

Huselli has declined comment, but he said in a letter to one of his critics, "We are trying to save this generation of kids for the church and anything we can do with the liturgy to make it more meaningful and understandable for our kids we will do!"

 God save us all!!