Archbishop's limp excuse.

The parish bulletin of 14 October carried the following notice:

"Archbishop Denis Hart has regrettably had to cancel his visit to St Paul's parish and school on Wednesday 18th October and Saturday 21st October due to a strained wrist. He told Fr Ray that he was looking forward to this visit as he enjoyed the last visit last March."

That's a week's notice for a strained wrist. The parish bulletin went on:

"We pray for him in his time of need and recovery."

That sentence is either the kind of exaggerated clerical cordiality as satirised by comedian Dick Emery's character 'The Vicar' ... or bitingly vicious sarcasm.

I'm not sure which. But I could take a guess.