no sweat

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Aug 09, 2007

Fr. Bob admitted to the police the illicit pleasures of

• jogging...
• on an outdoor track...
• at a high school...
• in a small town...
• during the wee hours of the mornin...
• buck naked.

Fr. Bob also admitted that his frolic was "wrong" but that he "didn't think anyone would be around."  Someone was, a cop on his beat, and Fr. Bob, a youthful 53, was charged with indecent exposure. It seems that Fr. Bob sweats allot, and this may be his putative line of defense for casting aside his clothing and his modesty. In regards to Fr. Bob's sanity, perhaps there has been nothing to cast aside for quite some time. Perhaps someone has noticed. 

For now, the Church is "awaiting the outcome of the case" according to the Post, with no explanation (although the Archbishop was out of the country around the time of the arrest, and there is no information on when the Archdiocese was informed of the affair.)  Drudge didn't see any reason to wait, however, and posted a link today within two hours of the story's publication, informing the world that the  "(Rev.) Whipkey, ... remains an active priest." Ouch.

 

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Update based on additional news reporting that was published this afternoon in the Denver Post.

Here's the timeline:

• June 22: ole Bare-Bottom Bob “was stopped by Frederick police at 4:30 a.m.” and charged with a misdemeanor. 
• June 29: “The church (Archdiocese of Denver) learned of the incident…”
• August 9: “Jeannette De Melo, spokesperson for the archdiocese, said "it was announced" Wednesday (August 8) that Father Robert Whipkey had been placed on administrative leave.”

Yesterday’s news report, (see above in the main post) noted that as of Tuesday, Whipkey was “an active priest.” If the report is indeed accurate, it took the Archdiocese some six weeks to decide to give ole Bare-Bottom the boot, and only after news of the romp came to the public forum. 

Go ahead and add another half-dozen points to the Denver Archdiocese’s PQ.