 He once stormed at the office of a Savannah newspaper after the paper claimed that Saint Patrick once granted women the privilege to woo during Leap Year.Known as a liberal who was a leader in church efforts to improve race relations, he launched a seven-point social and racial program in the 1930s, calling for aid to African American children and heightened awareness of rural issues.In addition to his role as diocesan bishop, O'Hara was named regent of the Apostolic Nunciature to Romania, in Bucharest, on February 19, 1947.