Rev. Steven Poole, Roman Catholic Priest, Arrested & Charged with Two Felonies for Shoplifting at Wal-Mart Store in Illinois

Roman Catholic priest Rev. Steven Poole, arrested and charged with two felonies for shoplifting at Wal-Mart store in West City, Ill.

I am sure the Vatican will be quite upset that a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Steven Poole, 41, has been arrested for shoplifting. Rev. Poole, who is based in West City, Ill., forgot to take the Ten Commandments to heart when he broke one -- thou shalt not steal. He was arrested last Friday for allegedly stealing butter and a sofa cover at a local Wal-Mart store. Poole has been charged with two felony counts of theft.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Poole had brought his items to a self-checkout aisle but did not scan a $3.22 container of butter nor a $60 sofa cover, according to investigators. This could be dismissed as forgetfulness, but I think it was a deliberate act because of what reportedly transpired next.

Rev. Poole then, according to the Chicago Tribune, allegedly walked to the store's bedding aisles, chose a memory foam mattress, and switched its pricing barcode with the barcode of a significantly-lower-priced item. The $145 mattress now rang up for $31. Poole is also accused of having a stolen laptop computer power pack in his possession.

This is a shame and Pope Benedict XVI should be really ticked off about this. Thou shalt not steal, Rev. Poole. Poole is the priest for St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Christopher and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sesser. I wonder how his parishioners feel about his extracurricular activities?