{"id":1887,"date":"2007-04-29T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2007-04-29T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/04\/on-a-light-note.html"},"modified":"2007-04-29T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2007-04-29T08:00:44","slug":"on-a-light-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/04\/on-a-light-note.html","title":{"rendered":"“On a light note”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dispatch reports on the fund-raiser for Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Archbishop Raymond Burke made it to the Fox Theatre Saturday \u2014 but only as a
punch line. <\/p>\n

When Bob Costas, the evening’s host, walked onto the stage he scanned the
crowd, gazing into the back rows of the upper balcony before breaking the
prolonged silence.<\/p>\n

"All right," Costas quipped. "I guess the archbishop is not showing up."<\/p>\n

Last week, Burke resigned from the board of the Cardinal Glennon Children’s
Medical Center Foundation because Crow \u2014 a vocal supporter of embryonic stem
cell research \u2014 was scheduled to headline the annual fundraiser and concert. <\/p>\n

"Sheryl Crow made it clear that she is coming here for three reasons," Costas
told the crowd. The singer wanted to help children, put on a good show and,
Costas said, "get me ex-communicated."<\/p>\n

Later, comedian Billy Crystal, making another appearance at the annual event,
joined the act. <\/p>\n

"I respect his right to choose," Crystal said of Burke. "His right to choose
not to be here."<\/p>\n

After a round of applause, Crystal added: "After all, charity begins at home \u2014
because that’s where he is."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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