> Huh? Bishop Odo carries a mace. For exactly the same reason that his
> brother William might - it's a symbol of authority. But it's also a
> knight's weapon.
Wasn't there also some theory about it not drawing blood, this being a Bad Thing for priests?
I'm not claiming there can have been any logic or relation to reality behind this theory, but I've heard that it existed.
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