Good day saint supporters.
In yesterday's match of the battling bishops, Bishop Henry (the Whip) Whipple, like Jesus in the temple, cracked the whip and drove poor Bishop Jackson out of the ring. Personally I'm not sure what the difference was between these two guys, but our American Anglican friends, the majority of Lent Madness players, have strong opinions and most threw their votes to Whipple.
In today's matchup, the corn jokes have already been done on the Lent Madness website, so I'll spare you, my puns would just be empty husks of humour. Today we get to choose between Dark Ages Celtic fancy and a brief but important biblical appearance.
Piran of Cornwall is Irish by birth, so he's in good company in these year's competitors which include Canaire, Brigid, and Andoman. Besides being the patron saint of tinsmiths and hard drinkers, Piran could be the patron of surfers.
Cornelius the Centurion gets my vote because he's a pious soldier, though the soldiers I knew would have probably wanted Piran as their Padre (see hard drinking). Cornelius makes a crucial appearance in Acts 10 where he and his household are baptized by Peter at the Spirit's urging, thus convincing the church in Jerusalem to open membership to gentiles. As a gentile myself, I say, thank you, Cornelius
I'm voting for Cornelius myself, but I suspect Piran will win the day because of his various antics.
Vote here.
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