Day: Jan 14, 2020

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DEATH OF EX PP OF KILDORRERY FATHER MICHAEL LOMASNEY.

UNDERTAKER’S DEATH NOTICE:

The death has occurred of Fr. Michael Lomasney
Castlelyons, Cork

LOMASNEY (Castlelyons, Co. Cork): On January 12, 2020, peacefully, FR. MICHAEL LOMASNEY, beloved son of the late Finbarr and Kitty, and loving brother of Mary (Desmond).

Sadly missed by his loving sister, brother- in-law Gerard, nephews Michael, James and Paul, grandnephew, grandnieces, relatives and a wide circle of friends, Bishop Crean,former Bishop Magee and his fellow priests in the Cloyne Diocese.

Reception prayers at 7pm on Wednesday in St. Nicholas’ Church, Castlelyons. Requiem Mass at 12 noon on Thursday. Funeral afterwards to Castlelyons Cemetery. Family flowers only please. House private please.

‘May he rest in peace

Date Published: Monday 13th January 2020
Date of Death: Sunday 12th January 2020

PAT SAYS

Father Lomasney was at the epicentre of the Kildorrery Gay Altar Sex incident.

At the time it was claimed that the other person involved was a Maynooth seminarian.

The bishop of Cloyne, William Crean responded to the scandal by saying and doing nothing publicly

It was claimed at the time that Father Lomasney was sent for therapy.

The death notice says he died “peacefully” which can imply he died while sleeping.

His funeral is taking place in his home family parish and not in the parishes he served.

At the time of the Kildorrery incident it was said that Fr Lomasney had a long term alcohol problem?

Maybe he had other addictions too?

Hopefully he is now at peace.

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ARCHBISHOP CYRIL CONRAD COWDEROY OF SOUTHWARK.

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REMINISCING OVER PAST ENGLISH CATHOLIC BISHOPS

One of the few past bishops I came across was Cyril Cowderoy of Southwark.
He used to visit St John’s Seminary in Waterford when I was there.

One the day I was ordained deacon in 1975 a fellow ordinand and I went for dinner in the Tower Hotel, Waterford.

There was suddenly a great flurry at the dining room door. We spotted a number of clerics and flashes of episcopal purple.

The head waiter brought the clerics to the next table to us and said to the most senior: “Would your grace like to see the wine list”?

A big voice boomed back: ‘His grace would like a pint of bass”.

It was Cowderoy and a gaggle of priests and monsignors.

I was later told that Cowderoy used to go out in the afternoon to post his own letters, dressed like a 19th century prelate.