WORCESTER (MA)
NECN
[with video]
(NECN: Mike Cronin) – Worcester’s Roman Catholic bishop is asking for forgiveness and says he has no excuse after being arrested this weekend for driving under the influence. Bishop Robert McManus was arrested Saturday night in Rhode Island.
“He should have had a designated driver. It would be wiser,” says Cheryl Goguen.
Police in Narragansett, R.I. say it happened around 10:30 Saturday night. He allegedly drove drunk, hit another car and continued driving. The person in that car was not seriously hurt. Police say he also refused to a chemical test.
“He’s a terrific man, he’s a great priest, a wonderful bishop, but he’s a human being,” says St. John’s Church Pastor John Madden, who has known McManus since he became bishop nine years ago. He says he was very surprised by the news.
“Many have made the same mistake that he has made and I think just no excuses, just an apology and a commitment to grow and to move forward and that’s all any of us can do with the mistakes we make.”
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