Bp Lopes Has Broken His Leg

I'm told, and have had other confirmation, that it was announced at some Sunday masses that Bp Lopes broke his leg in a fall at his residence late last week. My understanding is that this was a severe fracture, and he will be out of action for the rest of February and all of March. Everyone wishes him well and prays for his recovery.

But there's an incongruity here that's the sort of thing that keeps me at this blog. Persons of high privilege, such as Roman Catholic bishops, do not ordinarily break their legs. A remote exception would be on the ski slopes.

I've got to wonder if the bishop has been under additional stress that could be a factor in an accident like that.