The AmP "Huh?!" story of the week

Dale Price, via Amy:

Terry McAuliffe, (former DNC chair) unapologetic defender of partial birth abortion, is about to be honored for his selfless devotion to and efforts on behalf of the Catholic Faith by being admitted to the Knights of Malta. [Read the fully story at Amy's.]

McAuliffe, according to Wikipedia, "will be a strategist for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential election." How this guy merits admission to the KoM is beyond me. Seriously, I hope for some sort of official response.

Update: LifeSiteNews adds more:

LifeSiteNews called the Knights of Malta office in Washington, where it was confirmed that Terry McAuliffe has indeed submitted an application to the Knights of Malta, which is currently under review. A director told LifeSiteNews that the Knights have no control over whom submits an application, but do make the decision whether a candidate fulfills all the requirements to join their ranks.

... Currently, the fault lies not with the Knights of Malta, but with McAullife's two sponsors and pastor, who "to avoid possible embarrassment" have the responsibility to make sure that the applicant satisfies the criteria for admission.

[LifeSiteNews includes more contact information and a full news story here.]

Update 2:

Fresh from Amy: "...from a source with, er...knowledge. Terry McAuliffe's application for the Knights of Malta was "withdrawn." The Knights office in DC was flooded with emails and calls - and, I'd expect, many of them from the good Knights and Dames themselves."

There we go.