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ANOTHER KILLALOE PRIEST PULLED IN BY LUGS MONAHAN FOR “JOHN THOMAS” PROBLEMS!

FR GER FITZGERALD CO PP ENNIS

The Co-PP of Ennis – Father Ger Fitzgerald – has been accused by a lady parishioner of being her lover.

The accusation was made on Facebook by one female in a dispute with another female, with her claiming she was “fucking a priest in this town” – Ennis.

The two sparring females seem to be an Yvonne Drake and a Tina Whelan?

Is this the same Tina Whelan?

A parishioner wrote:

Fintan Monahan

PAT SAYS

I have known Father Ger since he was a seminarian. He is a very likeable young man and as far as I know, is liked by parishioners.

The problem is – if you live a double life, as a public figure – a day of reckoning will always come.

I don’t know if Ger was sexually involved with more than one woman at a time – and if he was did he not realise he was skating on thin ice.

Has he not heard about: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”?

He also lives and ministers in a rural area where a double life is extra difficult to hide.

Ger was never suited to celibacy. He was too fond of the “mons veneris” and all that goes with it.

Mind you, Ger is a rarity. He is one of the few RC heterosexual priests in captivity.

He is only 39. He has the rest of his life to live.

If he is wise he will embrace a new career and be free to be a hubbie and a daddy.

Last night Fintan Monahan confirmed that the matter of Fr Fitzgerald was being processed through all the proper civil and ecclesiastical routes.

Fintan has been under pressure. This is the second sexual priestly scandal in Killaloe in as many weeks and from the the pastoral area of Ennis.

The other one was the case of Fr Carey masturbation on Salthill beach in Galway.

Today, Ger is still listed as a Co PP

219 replies on “ANOTHER KILLALOE PRIEST PULLED IN BY LUGS MONAHAN FOR “JOHN THOMAS” PROBLEMS!”

Tim hates the establishment. He was wrongly accused of sexual abuse and Willie Crean wanted nothing to do with him and didn’t support him after his name was cleared.

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One of the big gripes of the ACP is that there’s no due process by dioceses when priests are accused of abuse and that even with unfounded accusations bishops shun them. The episcopal pendulum has swung too far the other way, according to some in the ACP.

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@ 10.13 Ger was boul also about why he was aiming for priesthood at Maynooth: ‘We all (seminarians) wanted to be close to God, because we love God.’

Ahh! How … sweet.

But it seems that Ger wanted to be closer to finite flesh.😅

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It’s not as as if Killaloe has any priests to spare. How many years has it been since their last ordination? Was this Randy Rev their last one?

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No the last one was Martin Shanahan the PP in Inagh in 2017. But he was a widower and a late vocation and is in his 70s now. So yes unfortunately it’s not looking up for the future in Killaloe.

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8.16
Killaloe will be getting merged into Galway maybe this year when Bishop Kelly retires expected in May.
It is the thinking that an Apostolic Administrator be appointed who will likely be Bishop Fintan just like what was done is Ossory when Archbishop Farrell was transferred.

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He probably is a nice man but very silly to get involved with two foul mouthed wiggers, if its true.
I’d be willing to bet they can’t prove a thing. If their standard of English is anything to go by then Lugs doesn’t need to worry. These pillars of the community can go whistle dixie.

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So – their poor standard of expressing themselves means that there is no basis in what they say. What a tit you are!

Poor Fr really should check up on the standard of English of those he’s shagging.

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11.00
Father your living in the past.
Those days are well gone.
There is two victims here and one perpetrator and justice will be served to the women.
He should resign NOW.

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9. 55am anon

That twitter came from a businessman as I was surprised to see it.

Yesterday I felt very strange anger rising and stemming from yesterday blog comments. I don’t know why. But I’m calmer today. I accept I won’t be missed as I move on.

10.55am and 12.29am.. Thanks.

10.01 am

I would condemn protestant, Muslims for not blessing gay unions. Its love not the sin that unites them. I knew some gays as I recognised some of them werent straight from age 5 to 7 . I didn’t understand why they were so different cos I was v v young until late teens that they were gays attracted to males. I did ask one of them, how did u become gay? He said he was born with it as he knew he was gay at age 4 or 5. So I respect his view even i was going through gay bashing period v v long time ago. They need to be loved as they were looking for love.

Found rcc too legalistic for my liking. There was no mention of ‘mortal’ sin in the scripture as they only mentioned just the word ‘sin’. So I’m guessing here that rcc evolved and split the terminology of sin into two type of sins.

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”Last night Fintan Monahan confirmed that the matter of Fr Fitzgerald was being processed through all the proper civil and ecclesiastical routes”
Where is the source for this?

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He is 39, personable, and has his health. I hope he refuses the church’s offer of therapy and instead builds himself a new life free of the shackles that the church would seek to impose on him. There are many careers he could chose to follow. The pastoral skills he has gained could help him. If he needs a life coach he could try this former priest to guide him through transition https://spencerplunkett.com/about-us

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Pair of ‘hoors’, 9.50?

I’d bet you wouldn’t say this in front of Tina’s grown up sons, you spineless piece of caca.

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Pair of hoors? And you know them do you? I personally know Tina and she is far from that, the other person involved is a known shit stirrer in ennis.

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It’s a bit late to be starting a new career at the age of 39 and having “Catholic priest” on your CV won’t help. Gone are the days when unqualified ex-priests could re-invent themselves as schoolteachers and social workers. Isn’t the ex-rector of Wonersh a chimney sweep (and probably making a good living from it).

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I don’t agree having former priest on your CV will stop you having a good career or entering the professions. If you are honest and say you could not cope with celibacy then employers are sympathetic. If you’ve been a clerical nonce, like anyone, you will fail to get on. The problem is that there is no help at all for guys to leave priesthood, and many remain out of fear. If you go, you may be lucky to get a couple of thousand pounds which does not go far. Your so called ‘clerical friends’ will ghost you and the inevitable family disappointment should it involve having to come out. I was fortunate in that my bishop was prepared to give my first employer a reference – but I guess most would not do that now, or if they did it would be no more than a gravestone one.
The army provides former soldiers with skills on finding employment when military life ends. Help is needed for formers priests with career guidance, CV assistance, job interview preparation and financial assistance. It’s a shame that there is no body in existence that could pool together the skills and experiences of former priests to help those who are leaving or thinking about leaving.

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10.54
Maybe a few years ago there would be an offer of Therapy sadly for the unreliable clergy that ship has sail.
Strange there has to be civil action in this case.
However it maybe hard to prove as it will be one of the ladies will stick up for Ger.
if Ger has any decency he should resign and then no canonical tribunal will be needed.
But I guess he will hang on like a leach.
but where there is a will there is a way so Bishop Fintan will win.

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From twitter:
First non essential retail
Then hairdressers
Then indoor dining
Then pubs
Then think about leaving these fucks open
Just think
The Associated Press
@AP
· Mar 15
BREAKING: The Vatican decrees that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God ‘cannot bless sin.’ http://apne.ws/DezuEhC
Catholic Church is a homophobic, misogynistic institution. F*ck ‘em

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Exactly. Membership of the Church is voluntary. I hope 11.01 (DG) is as vociferous in denouncing all the Protestant churches and Orthodoxy and Islam and Judaism for not blessing gay unions.

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Membership of the Church is voluntary, you retard?

Tell that to the infants baptised into your church before they are old enough to consent.

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Wang was always a decent guy and kept clear of any scandal. I guess he will complete a term of office followed by appointment as an auxiliary bishop. Whitmore was congenial but had the whiff of an Oxford don and somewhat remote. Is Whitmore going home? He must have worked in the Vatican for over 20 years now. I thought Francis was going to limit Curial appointments to a specific term as he thought too long in the position was not good for a priest.

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Dandy said she looked forward to welcoming Philippa back to the diocese.

I always thought Philippa would end up in Ryde Abbey. She has a holiday home on the island and often goes on retreat in the abbey.

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Anon 11.25 I am glad Phillipa is going home. That old queen Chestle was allowed to languish in the Secretariat of State for over 40 years whilst lurking the corridors of the VEC seeking out handsome seminarians as ‘friends’. It was an abnormal and unhealthy existence for him. Terms of office should not exceed 7 years and then back to their home diocese for pastoral duties. They rewarded Chestle with a mitre, albeit that which goes with the title of Protonotary Apostolic. He used to say that in the later days of JPs pontificate, with advanced Parkinson’s, the pontiff was known to fart frequently and that they didn’t smell of roses.

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deeply saddened if this is true. Ger completed the MTh in Maynooth not so long ago. He was a great character and someone who I looked up to.

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Pat didn’t you meet Ger as a eeminarian for lunch? it would appear the father was not destined to be celibate (should the story be true). Its all very regretable

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2.13
If there were any doubt Bishop Fintan would not be going down the proper civil and ecclesiastical routes.
Ecclesiastical routes are very expensive for any dioceses however if it needs to then it does.

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Easier for them to let the priest leave and then after 5 years apply for the quick process of dismissing them from the clerical state under the fast track procedure for those who have ‘abandoned’ priestly ministry. Lot less expensive and always works.

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A rare endangered species. A red blooded heterosexual priest banging two female parishioners who have just found out about each other!! David Attenborough would be proud!

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Even more endangered if one or both of the Bridie’s get their hands on him! There won’t be much left for Lugs!!!! Run while you can Get.

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9.55pm: What a horrible person you are! Just simply horrible. What joy is there for you in this request? I hope Pat doesn’t stoop to your trailer trash moment!!

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7.45am
Of course, you are right about this. An extremely nasty way to treat somebody who is in difficulties.

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7:45am
Why don’t you do the same, that wan is always moaning so he’d be better doing what I said giving us and himself peace You sound too sweet to be wholesome, you’re probably trailer trash yourself!!!

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V. Sit nomen Domini benedictum. / R. Ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum
V. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini. / R. Qui fecit caelum et terram.
V. Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, + Pater, + et Filius, + et Spiritus Sanctus. / R. Amen:
V. The Lord be with you. / R. And also with you.
V. Blessed be the name of the Lord. / R. Both now and forever.
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. / R. Who made heaven and earth.
V. May almighty God bless you, + the Father, + and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

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In June 2012, while in Mt. Melleray : shortly after that I had a less vivid, second vision, of a war occurring involving the allies. It seemed to last for a while, about two to three years.

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And still the cathbots will keep faith in, and keep making financial donations to, these frauds, liars, and layabouts.
Insanity has a novel definition.😅

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When ladies get angry there’s no talking to them. Pure emotion, unfiltered by reason. I don’t envy Ger facing those two.

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1. From a cursory look at this post, these women sound like classy characters ! Not ! I don’t like listening to such language, especially from the mouths of women.
2. + Pat is right. If you live a double life as a priest, it will eventually catch up with you. Do not be surprised, Fathers !
3. The real issue here is about this priest’s publicly professed vow of celibacy, and that will be something that he implicitly by his status as a priest is portraying to all around him, and yet his private life is in stark contrast to that. No matter which way you cut it, his actions and the way he is living his life, is hypocritical, untruthful, and lacking in integrity. The facts are simple for priests. If the Church requires you to be celibate, and if you freely of your own will make that promise, then you have only one option – that is to live a celibate life. Until such time as the Church changes this requirement – and no time soon, it seems – then that requirement still exists, no matter how fair it is or how suited on unsuited you are to keeping it. If you are not able to keep your promise of celibacy, dear Fathers, then do the honest thing and move out and on. Please stop thinking that you have a right to live a life that is lacking in integrity and openness, and believing that you can carry it off. Because, as this has shown, we laity do know what you are up to, and it is inevitable that you will be outed. Save yourselves the trouble. Save us having to have our trust in our priests continually chipped away at. There is not much left to chip away. Do the right thing. You will feel better for it. We will be relieved.

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I know at least three priests in D&C who are not abiding by the rules on celibacy. Two homo and one heterosexual. And I’m not counting any of the ladies or gents who have featured on this blog already.

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Okay, so if you know this and you are not doing anything about it, are you not complicit in this / their hypocrisy ? I suppose you think it is none of your business. However, if you know you should confront in some way the reality and call it out for what it is. Go to the bishop. Go to the priest. Name them. Out them. At least you will be on the side of openness, transparency and honesty.

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10.02
You should be ashamed of yourself and to call yourself a Priest is sad.
Have you made it know do Bishop Treanor or you just part of the Clerical club.
Action must be taken and Archbishop Okolo has this task to made sure it happens.

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You really have to laugh at these idiots commenting and claiming to be a priest in this diocese or a cleric in that diocese. It’s obvious they are lying and making up all sorts of false info to cover their tracks. More probable it’s ex Sems or ex priests. If you are going to make up a diocese that you are in try being a bit more original and convincing next time.

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Very good points, 09:39am. It must also be a very heavy psychological burden on priests living double lives, with the constant fear of detection/betrayal/perhaps even guilt. I’m sure lay people having affairs experience that too.

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10.0
If you have the proof and everyone would like that then send it to Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti 54 Parkside London SW19 5NE
If not stop spreading malicious rumours.

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Killaloe in crisis. Haemorrhage of priests.. Sylvan Comer, John Oakley, Colm Hogan, Maurice Harmon, AnthonyMcMahon , Fergal O Neill.. plus ‘others’ Paul Ryan, Michael Hogan, Con Desmond.. Lugs will have to find alot more Keralese priests to fill in the gaps.. not to mention depletion of seminarian ranks…

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I didn’t know John Oakley had left. We started together in Maynooth in 1986, though John was ordained in 1992, a year before me, because he had done the sem course.

When my Maynooth 1993 ordination returned to the college for our Silver Jubilee the turnout was poor, due to the high attrition rate over the years.

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11:03 I am interested in how many priests left from your ordination class of 1993? That has to be near the end of the bigger ordination classes.

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33 started my first year of 1962. 16 were ordained. My last count/reckoning about 10 years ago had five still as priests mostly retired, three died as priests, and the rest?

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Well one of those shouldn’t have been ordained after being ejected twice from formation.

Trouble is too many enter priesthood thinking it’s a job that you can quit at will.

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I was very pleased that our priest said that that statement from Rome was a load of nonsense. And he said it publicly. If more priests do this, then we can show our arses to the Vatican.

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Pat: don’t encourage crudity by such comment. It adds nothing to the blog or your credibility.

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I’m appalled at the attitude expressed towards the women in earlier posts.

Sure, Yvonne didn’t express herself well but that doesn’t mean she isn’t telling the truth and is it possible that the priest was playing them both and playing fast and loose with their emotions?

Who ever Yvonne and her rival are – let us not forget that this man took advantage of them – so let’s give them a break.

And before the bleeding hearts come running to his defence and suggest he might have been seduced – just let’s not go there

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He might have been seduced, though. Why automatically rule out the possibility?

There were female lay students in Maynooth who deliberately set out to seduce seminarians, which is yet another reason why Maynooth shouldn’t have lay students. One of the good side effects of the lockdown is that the sems in Maynooth are now a proper community, as Trent intended, and they will be all the better for it.

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I think 11:16 may be the funniest comment here ever.
A diocesan priest should (lol) be prepared to face the reality of all sorts of temptation. Your suggestion is an invitation to sexual deviants and boys who can’t tell mummy why they never bring a nice girl home.
But keep pressing for what you want – more emotional cripples as priests will just hasten the institutions demise.

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@11.16
Those who were most concerned by the female lay students were the gay seminarians who were jealous when peers were able to hold a conversation with females. I should warn you that speaking to a female does not equate with intention to get into her knickers, or get her out of them.

Years later it turned out that the gay seminarians who were concerned most about this issue were focused on speaking with other gay seminarians whose knickers they were frequenting regularly.

I recall my formator was surprised that I was able to hold conversation with both males and females. His surprise was only surpassed by my bishop’s review of my psychological report going into first divine – which is summed up in the statement “It says here that you are hetrosexual?” When I agreed with the report he put it on the table and never spoke about it again.

Nothing against priests who are gay but having a few priests about who are hetrosexual is good. It helps relate to the 90% of male in the congregation who also identify as hetrosexual. We need a cross-section of people in ministry.

Fr Ger, is an interesting guy. Nice to see a hetrosexual priest about. I know several of the lay students used to fancy him and there is also the reality in ministry that some parishioners form unhealthy attachments. I can imagine this being a problem for Ger. His love of the message of Christ is undoubted. He is loyal to the mission and good with bringing people along.

Has he broken his commitment to being chaste; I cannot say because I have neither slept with him not witnessed him sleep with another.

Is he the victim of malicious postings on the internet. Perhaps. There are all sorts of folk out there. If he slept with her she should produce evidence to the bishop – not to facebook. Personal relationships are best resolved privately. Fr Ger is without doubt a benefit and comfort to many and his good ministry to them should be allowed continue – at least until some credible evidence says he is not worthy of his ministry.

I wonder is he continued to meet with you post-ordination +Pat, would you have posted this blog today or tried to resolve it privately?

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@+Pat 3.02pm
Thank you for your honest reply. I suppose what I meant was if Ger had remained on good terms with you would he be the example pulled out of the hat today, as opposed to another.
To be honest I felt worse when he came out about Maynooth being great when he was there. I know from many sources that it was not – but I sometimes wonder was his arm twisted by someone to make the statement. I honestly think that ministry will never get the best out of him as long as celibacy is required.
He is also a member of a class that appears here regularly. One of the Kalendariums on my shelf records him as having joined with Fergal O’Neill, (mentioned here earlier today), Thomas McHugh, Ryan McAlear… and others. Not many went on to be ordained from that class; and it appears several have already left. Some made it to deaconate but that was all. Their dean that year was newly appointed, and followed them into the role as senior dean before leaving priesthood himself. A bleak time for ‘return on investment’ under Archbishop Farrell & Hughy Connolly.

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I am going to answer your very good question by way of a blog tomorrow.

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Delta M the most important thing he is not the rude bloggers about the victims the women however bishop Fintan trusts them and that is how he is going through the proper channels.
Usually in cases like this more women or men will come forward.

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Thankfully no children are likely to come forward on this occasion. All just consenting adults.

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I wrote a short note of thanks to Fr Tim for his bravery and Christian spirit in publicly supporting the blessing of gay couples – if only more would follow his example.

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Nothing brave about playing to the gallery. He won’t get dogs abuse for saying that, but a priest who publically stated the Church’s teachings would be ripped apart on Twitter and the media and be thrown under the bus by his bishop.

By the way, Paul C, are you and Tim an item?

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How is he playing to the gallery? He is prepared to directly contradict a directive form Rome AND be identified.
I imagine a priest who publicly stated church teaching would be rounded on by the Twitterati etc. because, let’s face it, the church has lost all moral authority. It wallows in its own hypocrisy and is too blind to see it.

And as to your second question – I can confirm that I have never met the man. No we are not in a relationship. I imagine I’m not his type. 😉

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Pat, why is an openly gay man not allowed to get married to a man in a RC church, but an openly gay man can get ordained in an RC church, amid much ceremony?

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12.32 pm I don’t know – the Queens would brag among themselves about having a bit of action with a ‘straight’ guy and it would have soon got out.

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Bear in mind the women didn’t mention the name of any priest, there has been no statement or comment from ANY of the parties involved, nothing on social media or formal websites, and no suggestion that any other information is forthcoming. Good day

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The Facebook entry on the blog was from one of the women naming the other. It was later removed.

The bishop has acknowledged the isdue

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I apologise re my comments which might be offensive to you on any way, shape or form. I got strange anger rising within me yesterday which hadn’t been there before before i splashed out my fury on this blog. I’m calm now as I ask for your forgiveness.
10.01am anon
I denounce vigorously at, protestants, Muslim, other religions that I don’t know re their names re not blessing gay unions. We are only humans and we seek out love either female or male. It’s part of our human nature and who we are.
Membership of rcc isn’t voluntary as it was enforced by my parents which I didn’t ask for it nor have reason while I was only few months old. That’s why I say membership wasn’t voluntary in my view given that I have had no say in that matter. It was my late parents who made the decision for me. It should be up to a child or have reason to think right or wrong then let him or her to decide their membership in religion instead of parents. I’m not a fan of enforced membership via baptism. Although baptism protects from any future demonic activity.

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@3:21. I used have regular Thai massages in ChiangMai, N Thailand, after hill trekking. Nothing sexual involved, either implied or offered. Really a good kneading and stretching of weary muscles. Completely different “services” though were offered elsewhere, eg Agra in India. I didn’t partake!
I then did a one week training course to obtain a certificate in it: ThaiBoNarn style.

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There isn’t a social category actually more useless, but nevertheless with unsurpassed self-regard, than Roman Catholic priests.

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What sort of question is that? Father knows that use of artificial contraception is a grave sin. What do you take him for?

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I don’t know. But in too many cases of pregnancy by priests, these cowards and parasites urge abortion… to avoid scanal, of course.

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And the Sheep paid for these abortions, because not one of these useless, deceiving spongers paid for these vile murders with his own money.

You’d be shocked if you knew how many priests in Ireland alone had taken this evil course to preserve their, erm, ‘good’ names.

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@ 3.05 Father needn’t worry. There’s always confession. Just one cruciform swipe of that anointed ontological hand and … hey presto!😃 … all is forgiven and forgotten.
It’s business as usual for Father.

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So this today blog is about Kilmore Bishop stewardship and his handling of it which doesn’t seem to be positive, given previous negative incidents to date.

Any priest is a human being as he has flaws just like the rest of us. Think the spotlight should be on bishop of Kilmore but not Fr ger. That’s my opinion, feel free to disagree with me if u think differently. That’s fine.

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Deaf guy
The stewardship (administration) of the dioceses of Kilmore is not in question as Bishop Martin Hayes has not been there long and please God he does not get the past month Bishop Fintan has had to deal with.
Furthermore there is nothing so far wrong with Bishop Fintan Monahan stewardship (a COI thing stewardship).
The administration of the dioceses of Killaloe is being done under Civil Law as well as Canon law so both are suspended there is nothing more Bishop Fintan can do till it runs the course of canon law.

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Don’t overlook the possibility of priests and seminarians enjoying the company of BAME men too, Bp Pat, they’re up to every guise.

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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; (John 11:25)
A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the [a]blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by [b]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
25 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. (Matthew 12:22-28)
34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. (Luke 20:34-36)
He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:8)

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BAME quotas will be used for justification for propping up failing dioceses with African and Indian imports. Look at the diocese of Wrexham in Wales, more than half of the priests serving there are imported. They have not had an ordination in over 20 years….

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There is one matter of grave concern which nobody has commented on and indicates Fr should be laicised at once. He has broken his solemn ordination oath never, ever under any circumstances, to speak to Pat Buckley!

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5.57
Totally agree but sadly it will be down to what proof the Bishop can get about it.
Father Fitzgerald is not going to just walk away as usual he will plead innocence.

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3:21 pm
WHY?
What makes you ask? Why do you want to know the detail of Thai massage ?
Let the boys bum the boys! Let the girls shag the boys! Let the boys shag the girls!
What harm? It’s just for fun! It’s just for pleasure!
It pleases the Master.
SO, MYOB.

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I didn’t ask about your source(s), I was asking will you be sharing what information you have ascertained from relevant people, that this story is true, i.e, The Diocese, the priest, the women, etc

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This article is an absolute disgrace! “Bishop Pat Buckely” meant to be a man of god but is online spreading rumours and bullying! You should NEVER post things online over what you hear as they say rumours spread faster than the truth. You should be very ashamed of yourself!! Father Ger is an extremely good priest and is amazing with the community here in Ennis town. Maybe in future you will find out some truth before posting accusations online and ruining an innocent mans life and reputation, you should bow your head in shame your an absolute disgrace!

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Michael Cleary and Eamon Casey were extremely good priests and amazing with their respective communities, until…well..it all came out.

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7:15pm
Those two were anything but good priests, they were a disgrace, a pair of attention seekers who purported to be so good. They were inveterate liars and cheats both to there communities and their strumpets. It’s a pity Cleary wasn’t found out before he died, but thanks be to God Casey was and he at least got his just desserts.

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7.09 I remember similar indignation when stories emerged of Cardinals McCarrick and O’Brien. Both turned out to be a total disgrace to their calling. Hopefully, at 39 the young priest can leave and build himself a new life. There can be no place in the priesthood for those who fail in their sacred promise of celibacy. These women must have been extremely hurt to make their feelings known on Facebook. I always remember the Dominican, Ratcliffe saying priests must not behave like ‘emotional tourists’ when forming relationships and then moving on to the next when they satisfied their curiosity.

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Father you have nothing to get upset about as if Father Ger is innocent that he will have no fear.
Bishop Fintan is taking it through all the proper civil and ecclesiastical routes.
So all will come out in the end.

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It a shame for the people going around talking about fr ger he is a good man who has done nothing rong only faults rumour going around whitch isnt true and if you new fr ger you would say the same thing about him he is a well specited man and for a women to say thing like this isnt fair ger fitsgerald is the best priest that ever came to ennis and would do anything for the people in side ennis but it look a girl to say like like this when she was on drugs and table make faults rumours about a man of god it a SHAME ON HER

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No it me yvonne im talking about a innocent man i shoudnt have that why im right this to prove he innocent 👍👌

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Fr ger is one the nicest and respectable priest in ennis town he is one honest man and what being put about him is lies” she is a fuck up person that none to do this and isint well and an unhappy person just trying to ruined an honest mans life,pat Buckley u are a disgrace! For putting up this that he is an innocent man that dont deserve this

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FR GER FITGERALD IS A GREAT MAN WHY RUND A MAN LIFE FOR THE SAKE OF FAULTS RUMOUR BISHOP WANT TO STAND UP AND STOP THIS BEFORE IT GOES FORDER FR GER IS A GOOD MAN WHO HAS DONE NOTHING RONG SO STOP SPREADING RUMOUR ABOUT A PRIEST THAT DONE GOOD IN THIS WORLD FOR EVERYONE NOTHING BAD SO STOP IT NOW ………

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7.24: Mr. Buckley has by niw priven his hatred, nastiness and vengeance. He gascwell priven that HE IS NOT OF CHRIST. He is now a master practitioner of his new religion – NASTYISM – whose headquarters is at THE ORATORY, LARNE – OR THE RATTERY as some locals call it!! NASTYISM at its most virulent, as potent a killer as covid 19.

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Father Ger is a well respected priest in the town of Ennis, the rumours that have spread have been made up by a very jealous and sad woman. Father Ger and Tina Whelan have been good friends for a long time. There is no way they could possibly be seeing each other as they are never alone theres always a 3rd party with them. Tina and Ger also do a lot for this community and this is the thanks there getting for all they’ve done and continue to do. Ye should be ashamed of the bullying ye continue to do online. Father Ger doesnt deserve any of this hes an extremely nice man and well loved here in Ennis.

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If priests had any sense the would stick to the old adage ” No particular friendships” then there would be no reason for all the evil gossips to spread their lies, usually because of jealousy.

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Yvonne Drake is well known for spreading rumours around Ennis. She never was and never will be with Father Ger in anyway. Ger is a good man who only trys to help people in their time of need! He is a good man, good priest and very good company! He knows how to have a laugh and joke but he also knows his limits, Father Ger is by far the best priest to ever come to Cloughleigh and to Ennis Town. If that man deserves anything it’s a reward for all he does for the community and the people in it.

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but Ms Drake didn’t say it was Fr Ger. If you are insinuating that it was, then he merits a right of reply. Will Fr Ger be taking defamation action against the lady in question, will he be making a statement, will the Diocese clarify the situation, will Ms Drake be retracting her comments?

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Yvonne Drake did say it was Father Ger if you can read it correctly. Yvonne has also kept quiet ever since and deleted her social media as she knows shes in the wrong. Your comment is irrelevant, you must be as bad as the other people who love to spread rumour and gossip.

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7:48 well sweetheart, you’re the one confirming it was Fr Ger, so perhaps ‘you must be as bad as the other people who love to spread rumour and gossip’

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7.32, and you’re spreading rumours about Drake spreading rumours?

You see the irony here, don’t you?

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Having seen the picture I am somewhat incredulous now. Tina looks old enough to be his mother and is somewhat plump. I can’t see him throwing away his vocation for a bit of jiggery pokery with her….

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oh wait, I have found a Tina Whelan in Ennis. Is her profile picture with two young men? (likely her grown sons)

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Bishop Fintan has confirmed there is a Fr Ger problem because of the rumours spread around which isnt Gers fault and Ger has no control over, so therefore “Bishop Pat” you should grow up and stop with your bitching online and think of your own priorities!

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Fr Ger has a weakness for the fairer sex and always had. The current situation is the result.

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And how would you know? Ger treats everybody the same no matter sex or race. How dare you make accusations that you know nothing about. And your meant to be a man of God hahaha your a disgrace!

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8:25: In fairness to Pat, he is not the one who made the accusation – that was Ms Drake. Furthermore, you have made a number of rants about Fr Ger’s good deeds for the people of Ennis etc. Let’s be clear, no one here has taken that away from him – no one has denigrated or called into question his pastoral care and charitable works. (Also, its’ you’re not your).

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The majority of you people make me sick,Fr Ger is by far a much better man than you pat buckley will ever be and you’re “groupies ” are pathetic. Fr Ger’s only mistake is that he cares too much. He had done more for Cloughleigh and Ennis than any priest has ever done. Tina Whelan is a good honest respectable woman who has also fallen foul of Drake. Anyone of you sad people believing this bulls##t would want to cop on. Pat Buckley knows more about donkeys than people because he REALLY REALLY likes donkeys,you sick individual

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I am sure a few ambitious clergy may be learning Welsh in order to get a pointy hat – but as St Thomas More remarked to Rich when looking at his new chain of office ‘But for Wales’!

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I just did a quick word search, Bp Pat, e.g., Glasgow, Keenan, Cushley, Gilbert, Toal, etc., but none of the old queens were mentioned today (so far).

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Who are you to judge Fr.Ger when the church have been proven time and time again to be sexually abusing and exploiting children using the church as an excuse to abuse power!!!! Fondling little boys and don’t get me started on the mother and baby homes. The church as a whole is a fucking disgrace at least Yvonne is of legal age and can give consent unlike the thousands upon thousands of children that had no say!

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9:17pm
No you’re a disgrace, it wasn’t The Church that did any of these things, it was evil men who did not follow the teachings of The Church who are to blame, get your facts right and mind your language you’re a disgrace!

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It was the teaching of your church that sexual crimes against children were to be kept secret…and away from the police. Did you forget this, you ignorant retard?

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If people (you know who you are) making accusations and lies about me don’t shut up I’ll say back and it won’t be nice and I am not Fr Ger

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What has punctuation got to do with it? People can be completely illiterate and stuff ten times the person Pat Buckley will ever be!

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It seem like every status i put up on this it been delated the truth hurts some people as i said early if half of the priests wer like fr ger a well respectable man of god that would do anything for anyone….and look what happen at the end of it everyone believe lies that isnt true he the only priest that did the best for every one in ennis and cloughleigh if he looses he job over this cloughleigh and ennis wont be the same…when people having problem they have no one to turn to for help because fr ger wont be around so for the lies that going on about him STOP IT NOW fr ger is a good man and this has to stop what about all the other priest around the place that molesting kids and nothing happen about that and other priest father chrildren and nothing happen about that so are they men of god that doing that..NO…so leave fr ger alone let him do he job he doing more for people then any other priest does………. he a proper man of god well done ger fitsgerald

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Father Ger does not have a job he has a vocation to priestly life and part of that priestly vow is to stay celibate.
His caring and understanding is not in question it is the celibacy.
it has been said by many seminarians and clergy Father Ger struggles with this so it is simple He should leave.
He will never have a happy life in the priesthood if he is attracted to ladies.
It is not a job as he is not a social worker.

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Prove to us here it’s not true, Ms Drake states she has had sexual relations with Fr Ger. He has said in the past he doesn’t believe in celibacy and won’t keep his promise. Not one person has said anything bad about Fr Ger or doubts his pastoral care. I don’t doubt he has done alot of good but no smoke without fire.

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A very positive reference from someone whose first language isn’t English. Ger must have helped lots of people.

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Fr Ger is not only an excellent priest he also cares a lot for the community, he does everything he can for anyone who needs a helping hand. He would go to the end of the earth if he could for a stranger in need, not many priests even bother with the community as much as he does. He doesn’t have to do what he does for the community he chooses to do good. Fr Ger really does not deserve any of this hes a good man. Shame on you people who are trying to ruin Fr Gers reputation, maybe ye should stop and think it’s not just his reputation it’s his life. He’s only human.

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When Fr Ger realises that sacred priesthood is not his calling, may I suggest he retrains as an English teacher? He will have plenty of work in Ennis assisting with basic literacy.

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Oh the irony of it all! Everyone anonymously making smart and snide ignorant comments about the people of Ennis! It’s funny how ye are so quick to stick up for bishop Buckley but talk down about those in Ennis! The only man who treats everyone the same and doesn’t judge is father Ger Fitzgerald! For all yere shite talk he’s the only one out of ye who accepts everyone so maybe next time stick yere irrelevant opinions somewhere else

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