Were there little boys in the room?
No.
Are Priests allowed to have a tot of Whisky and a beer on their own time?
Yes.
Could Satan have influenced him to try a touch of Bolivian marching powder?
Of course.
Are Priests human and occasionally given to weakness?
Yes and yes... albeit rarely as per the latter.
How much historical collecting is too much?
Difficult to say especially if one is doing extensive research for things like advanced degrees in 20th Century conflict and conflict resolution.
(How many lingerie outfits is too many for Ms. Daisy?)
As usual, this is blown out of proportion and no reason to rail against a poor soul who has stepped outside the lines of proper behavior in a minor dust-up.
What might be the worst of this is him using a £10 note instead of a crisp Benny. This just goes to show how much of a set-up we are dealing with given that nobody with their own Irish Parish would stoop to using class A drugs with British coin of the realm.
One can imagine the Bishop having a few stern words with Father Crossan, followed by confession and few dozen Rosaries... although I don't imagine he will be re-assigned to Columbia any time soon.
Bless you, finger-pointing fraudster,
Father Mo
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