Said Father Fidel Rodriguez, quoted in “Florida priest bites woman during Communion scuffle: ‘I am defending myself and the sacrament'” (NY Post).

You’ve heard of Florida man. This is Florida priest.

The Catholic Diocese of Orlando defended the priest in a statement posted online. “The woman forcefully placed her hand in the vessel and grabbed some sacred Communion hosts, crushing them,” part of the statement said. “Having only one hand free, Father Rodriguez struggled to restrain the woman as she refused to let go of the hosts…. When the woman pushed him and reacting to a perceived act of aggression, Father Rodriguez bit her hand so she would let go of the hosts she grabbed. The woman was immediately asked to leave…. Further, while the Diocese of Orlando does not condone physical altercations such as this, in good faith, Father Rodriguez was simply attempting to prevent an act of desecration of the Holy Communion, which, as a priest, Father Rodriguez is bound by duty to protect.”

Should the priest be charged with a crime? Should the woman?

There’s an additional angle: “A witness claimed to police the woman was rejected because of her sexuality and what she had on.”