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British priest: Shoplifting by poor sometimes OK (AP)

22/12/2009 21:49:03 Yahoo
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This frame grab image taken from a recent BBC news television interview shows Rev. Tim Jones, parish priest of St. Lawrence and St. Hilda in York, England. Jones caused an uproar by telling his congregation that it is sometimes acceptable for desperate people to shoplift — as long as they do it at large national chain stores, rather than small, family businesses. (AP Photo/BBC News)AP - For a priest in northern England, the commandment that dictates "thou shalt not steal" isn't exactly written in stone.


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