"Irishman" and Catholic League president Bill Donohue went toe-to-toe with nicotine-stained atheist Christopher Hitchens.

"Irishman" and Catholic League president Bill Donohue went toe-to-toe with nicotine-stained atheist Christopher Hitchens over Mother Theresa's faith (or lack thereof) on Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC last night. Donohue's standout not-so-Christian remark: "You want to take it outside, Christopher, that's fine." Of course, the two were in different locations.

So what exactly did it mean?

"It meant, if you want to keep it up, I'll sock you," Donohue tells Radar, adding that the comment was "part of the theatrics of entertainment—this wasn't PBS, after all." The mercurial man of God went on to clarify his point made on the show that Mother Theresa did not doubt God's existence but said only that she didn't feel his presence in her life at the time she recorded secret writings, published for the first time in this week's Time magazine. Donohue added, "No, I wouldn't be interested in punching him [Hitchens, not God]. I'd be more interested in having a drink. We both enjoy a drink—perhaps him more than me. If you talk to Christopher, tell him next time you go to New York, Bill would love to buy you a drink."

Hitchens did not immediately return calls seeking comment or answering Donohue's request for a man date.