The Luck of the Irish: Bishop Says Corned Beef is Kosher on St. Paddy's Day

What's a good Irish Catholic to do when St. Patrick's Day -- with its corned beef and cabbage -- falls on a Friday during Lent, when meat is prohibited? At least one Catholic bishop, Carl Mengeling of Lansing, Mich., has given his blessing for a dispensation to allow corned beef on St. Patrick's Day. There was no word on whether green beer would be allowed.