Public criticism may indeed lead to embarrassment, but there are worse things than a little shame.

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And much to his likely embarrassment, I'm going to talk a little more about the singular nature and impact of that service in a minute.

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For the day, Roberts lost some of his customary equanimity as he brooded about making such a public mistake. (He went to the White House the next day, and the oath was repeated, correctly, to forestall any challenges to its legality.) Since then, Roberts has put the embarrassment behind him and even made it the subject of a little humor at his own expense.

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This is a further embarrassment for the archdiocese and especially for Cardinal Roger Mahony, says the BBC's Jane Little in Washington.

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The combination of pulling players in extra time and a one v. one shootout (maybe a little closer than 35 yeard out) is more appealing to me than 120 minutes followed by the inevitable penalty kick embarrassment.

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