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| San Francisco Bishop Gets DWI Driving Mom Home From Dinner |
| 2012-08-28 |
| (08-27) 18:09 PDT SAN DIEGO -- The man set to become the next archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco was arrested Saturday in San Diego on suspicion of drunken driving as he was taking his elderly mother home after having dinner with friends. Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, 56, was headed along San Diego State University's southern edge when he encountered a sobriety checkpoint, said Officer Mark McCullough. Cordileone was amiable but appeared intoxicated and was arrested at 12:26 a.m., McCullough said. The bishop was released from jail shortly before noon after posting $2,500 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge on Oct. 9. Cordileone issued a contrite statement Monday, admitting he "was found to be over the California legal blood alcohol level." "I apologize for my error in judgment and feel shame for the disgrace I have brought upon the Church and myself," the bishop said. "I will repay my debt to society and I ask forgiveness from my family and my friends and co-workers at the Diocese of Oakland and the Archdiocese of San Francisco." He said he had been visiting friends with his 88-year-old mother and after a meal together he was driving his mother to her residence near the university. "I pray that God, in His inscrutable wisdom, will bring some good out of this," Cordileone wrote. |
| Posted by:Spating Snang3934 |
| #2 driving late Saturday PM/Sunday AM, the weekend before SDSU starts school, I would've been surprised if there wasn't a DUI checkpoint on College Ave.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-28 09:33 |
| #1 "I apologize for my error in judgment and feel shame for the disgrace I have brought upon the Church and myself," the bishop said. "I will repay my debt to society and I ask forgiveness from my family and my friends and co-workers at the Diocese of Oakland and the Archdiocese of San Francisco." Might I have a Marlin Brando-Cordileone reading of the above ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-28 08:21 |