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| Wednesday, July 23, 2003 |
 Go to hell: We all hope that in our times of need, there will be a rabbi around to nurture us with spiritual sustenance. Especially at a time of death, it is the rabbi's duty to help the survivors get through the difficult time, somehow explaining that it was all God's will and everything happens for the best. Well, if that's the case, then it's a good thing that Scott Mansfield is a member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe and not a rabbi. The New Mexico priest is being sued by a family in his congregation for saying, quite possible, the stupidest thing ever uttered by a clergy at a funeral. According to court documents, at the funeral of Ben Martinez, Mansfield said that the deceased had been "living in sin," "lukewarm in his faith" and that "the Lord vomited people like Ben out of his mouth to hell." Although there were more than 200 people in attendance, the Church vehemently denies the allegations. That being said, they have moved Rev. Mansfield to a different neighborhood, chalking it up to a "routine" transfer.
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