Priests Want To Be Exempt - Right To Drink And Drive

[matcom]

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CROATIAN priests are calling for their exemption from a bill banning drivers from drinking before getting behind the wheel, since they have to imbibe wine while on the job, a local paper has reported.

"Police should be instructed not to treat priests like other drivers. In a certain way they should be exempted from the law" banning alcohol while driving, Catholic priest Zivko Kustic told the Jutarnji List daily.

The government recently forwarded to the parliament a draft law on road security, which abolishes the current threshold of blood-alcohol content of 0.05 percent and sets strong fines for those caught driving while under the influence.

Priests often serve three masses in one day, during which as part of communion they have to drink some wine in three different villages. They simply can not handle that without a car, Kustic said.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10124351%255E13762,00.html

[arwalden]

1. Then They Need Designated Altar-Drivers

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