Put down the bottle..uh, I mean Bible..no, the rifle..aw screw it!

Looks like good times in Croatia. Apparently Old Man Stefancic got a little excited and decided to paint the town red.

After a quarrel in a restaurant overnight on Saturday in the central town of Slunj, Josip Stefancic punched a guest in the face, cutting his eye, the Vecernji List daily reported.

This is awesome.

The priest, known in his parish as the Sheriff, then took a rifle and threatened other guests before fleeing in his car and crashing into a tree. When police arrived at the scene he refused a breathalyser test.

What the hell is going on with this guy? And his defense council (self-annointed) is brilliant:

"I admit that I have made a mistake. However, everyone makes mistakes, politicians and even the pope," said Stefancic, who was, according to press reports, already involved in a series of similar incidents.

I didn't know the Pope was into partying. That changes my whole perspective on the dude. Maybe we can get down next time he's on this side of the pond. And look at what his boss had to say about the matter:

"Stefancic did not act alone. The wine was with him,"

Is that like 'The Devil made me do it'?

And here comes the ringer:

Catholic priests strongly protested Croatia's new zero-tolerance drink-driving law, adopted earlier this year, arguing that they have to imbibe wine as part of their work.

I make this same arguement to the F.A. every time I come home loaded. 'Baby, it's not my fault. I had to drink.' Of course, I'm not waving guns around the living room, so maybe that helps.