One of the groups of people I have worked with in my 45 ministry to date – are those women who have had relationships with priests and then become priestly cast-offs.
One of the first women in this position I met was also the mother of an Irish religious order priest’s three children.
At the time was working in Birmingham diocese and the woman came up against the coldness of the then archbishop Courve de Meuville.
Having got nowhere with that particular snob she contacted that other snob of the time – the Westminster monk and archbishop Basil Hume.
He was as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.
So decided to send him a shock for Christmas.
We bought a large doll, dressed it as a priest and sent it by courier to Hume which included the note:
“Basil, would you please put the enclosed baby priest in your cathedral crib this Christmas in remembrance of all the priest’s babies that are denied and forgotten by the Roman Catholic Church”.
KILDARE AND LEIGHLIN
Another woman I met was made pregnant by a priest in the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.
Her and I travelled on a cold winter’s day to meet the bishop at the time, Larry Ryan.
Ryan sat as far away from us as he could in a large room
We arrived drenched from the windy rain.
He never offered us as much as a cup of tea.
He listened but said nothing.
He did nothing.
Pat and sister Margaret RIP circa 1955
BISHOP PAT BUCKLEY 
131 replies on “THE WOMEN WHO PRIESTS CAST OFF.”
‘We can easily abuse others by indulging in a form of “emotional tourism”, which leaves us free to return back to the our community when things become dangerous but possibly leaving the other person damaged, and their trust in the Church and even God, undermined for ever.’ Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP
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Vincent Doyle’s website attests to this phenomenon. It has been going on for centuries. From 1139 onwards, clergy wives were treated callously and appallingly. They and their children were often cast out on the streets and many of these women had to resort to prostitution to survive. There is and has been a deeply imbedded misogyny in clerical culture, very much reinforced by clerical celibacy. Is it time to move on from the 12th century?
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I think it’s particularly cruel on a child when a priest decides to hide behind his collar and not acknowledge his child publicly. It gives no glory to the Lord and morally invalidates his ministry.
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The Vatican has guidelines for priests who break their vows of celibacy and father children.
The document requests that a cleric who has fathered a child leaves the priesthood to “assume his responsibilities as a parent by devoting himself exclusively to the child”.
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@ 11.44, the Vatican has ‘guidelines’, and ‘requests’ that a priest who has fathered leave the priesthood to look after his child??
Well, there you have! That’s tough talking for you.
Give us a break!
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12.37
Didn’t Dear Oscar speak of such priests in the Ballad of Reading Goal? I’m sure he did: the experience of betrayal had become a bitter bugbear for him in the closing years of his life. And what richer subjects for such musings than Roman Catholic priests?
How does it go? ‘Each man betrays the thing he loves. The coward does it with a kiss…’ (an allusion to Iscariot), and the priest with a heroic claim to sacred vocation first? Or was it a hurried walk-on-by? You know, another allusion, to the priest in the Good Samaritan?
I can never remember these things precisely, but priests this sabbath could do worse than reflect on Oscar’s long lament: if they pay attention, they’ll catch their Dorianesque features in its still, murky waters.
Just musing, like. 😀
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It takes two to tango.
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And just one to betray.
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12:51, 10:45,
The Birmingham woman was betrayed. The Kildare woman was betrayed. The Ennis woman tangoed.
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11.48, and then was betrayed by a self-serving priest.
Funny, but it just occurred to me that ‘self-serving priest’ is a tautology.
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In my experience most of them are Pat. Out of 5 priests I have known well over the years, three were gay, two straight, one celibate.
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Pat at 4:40 – Surely it is now clear that the so-called ‘faithful’ will allow a priest to do whatever he pleases and will shower unconditional praise on him while he does so. I look forward to the days which are surely coming, when all RC priests are tagged by law, so that the state knows exactly where they are.
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How do you mean betrayed? He merely ended the relationship
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Having pursued her until she gave in ! He chased her – not the another way around.
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That’s what lads do Pat.
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You don’t expect priests lads to be like other lads ???
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4.28, all betrayals are an ending of relationship. What matters is why the relationship was ended.
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Seamus…. Vonnie fought back… And took down a corrupt system and corrupt people in a position of authority who are supposed to help people protect them and keep the safe, including guards!
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She did. Fair play.
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Ennis women challenged and fought back…..
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6:59, firstly priests should not be pursuing any woman. Secondly, women should not be having affairs with priests. Women haven’t fallen off the back of lorries. We live in a feminist, should be equalist, age.
The woman didn’t have any consideration for the Church when she entered into a relationship with a priest. When the relationship ended, then all of a sudden she wants engagement with the Church.
There were double standards from the priest. There was also double standards from the woman.
If this story can help other women going forward, can we get a clear message out there; Do not get involved in a relationship with a priest. A priest remaining a priest is not a commitment. Actions speak louder than words. Get the priest to resign if he truly wants a relationship.
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7.56
You are incredibly naive. And I doubt whether you’re as self-controlled as your comment implies.
Falling in love isn’t a choice: it just happens. Saying ‘no’ to oneself, in that circumstance, can be impossible. So telling women not to get involved in relationships with priests can be as daft as your telling yourself, as you do in those ludicrous acts of contrition, that ‘I will not sin again’.
Life isn’t this straightforward; that simple.
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8:22,
Life obviously is not that straightforward. That applies to the woman and the priest. With your vision that life is not straightforward, you can stop scourging the wayward padre at the pillar.
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Seamus is so ridiculous and has no understanding of human love and emotions. Ridiculous.
The solution in this situation is actually not that difficult though: LESBIANISM is a guaranteed contraceptive and will help wimmin to see through men’s shit.
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9:26, people are applying double standards. They are scourging the wayward padre and treating the woman as innocent.
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They should know what they’re getting themselves into, it’s not as if celibacy is a trade secret!
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It’s not even a trade practice, 12.59.
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Seamus is a compete priest loving knob that has no understanding of what people are going through, these comments don’t even touch base on what’s really going on. Commenting on a woman he knows nothing about, regardless of her struggkes, he should ashamed and of he spent 5 minutes on the phone with her, he would change he’s mind and opinion massively… But sure he and ye know best and better….
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All I want is a free gaff and a few quid !
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Isn’t it great Father that u go it too
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Why have baby priests when you can have baby Bishops! Have you 23 seconds to spare Pat?
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What about the men who are cast of by gay clergy who go through serial gay relationships, often with younger men, and when bored or find something more interesting when they are out cruising, or at the sauna, or on the internet, and then move on ….. ? It happens all the time. Just keep an eye on the people your priest is hanging out with, who are staying over at the priest’s house, new friends that he is going of on holiday with, and you will notice that they change with monotonous regularity as his taste changes….
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8.39: How many such liaisons have you had with priests? Sadly, it’s a trademark in the gay world: when you’re not in a committed relationship, it’s literally “have as many as you desire” attitude. I once knew a gay couple who shocked me, that after 20 years, in their boredom, they sought out frequent casual liaisons, often on a nightly basis. That to me was very wrong. You, sir, must have little to do with your time if you notice “all” these happenings!!! Were you ever propositioned or did you ever have a go at such behaviour? Methinks you are quite proficient..
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My favourite bible story is the one where Jesus tells the apostles that if the church is found to be engaging in forbidden sex or covering up crime, they must immediately point to society or the Anglicans.
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Oh dear @ 1014, full of attitude and condemnation. What bother is it of yours what your gay friends get up to, and how many partners they might have ? Or are you the type that is judgmental about everybody and everything ? Your gay friends have not made a public promise of celibacy, and do not hold themselves out to be celibate. Priests do, and whether they be gay or straight, if they habitually go off and break their promise, then that is worthy of condemnation. So, stick to condemning and being judgemental about those who are duplicitous and lie, like priests who break their promise of celibacy, and don’t worry your silly little head about people who live their lives in the open and honestly, even if you don’t like what they get up to.
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9.26, yes the cathbots love that bit. It’s the only part they pay attention to.
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It is very morally wrong if and when any woman is literally dumped or ignored by any man after a relationship which ends up with a pregnancy. Any man, priest or otherwise, who walks away from their responsibility, is a moral coward and lacking basic human decency. I believe if a priest is responsible for a child being brought into this world and is proven by DNA testing (if requured), his Bishop must ensure that he takes full moral, financial and parental responsibilities. There cannot be any equivocation about these obligations. I know of many women who are left totally abandoned by men on the news of a pregnancy. All men, priests included, must be held accountable. Bishops must have a clear policy in these situations and while not liable to pay any financial outlay, support should and must be offered to the woman in her pregnancy and beyond. But, certainly the priest must be held to account.
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10.38: Oh dear, did I manage to call out for you your own promiscuous behaviour?? So defensive a response….tough..
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8.48
There is clear policy however the Bishop is usually the last to know.Priests constantly LIE to their Bishops “Oh Your Grace it was not me” or ” My lordship they are mistaken or liars”.
The clergy that become daddies should leave and be honest with themselves.
Support is offered to All and not very often does Bishop Pat give a compliment to the RCC however he let his guard done when he said Bishop Fintan offered help to Yvonne.
I laugh when I see the ex clergy going about doing funerals with the collar on and it is a sick joke from them and like Bishop pat they were ALL trained by the RCC but they like to forget that.
Daly was bad however he still paid for Bishop Pat’s education.
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3:24 it would help if you tried to use some punctuation but I think I understand your barely literate comment to say that all former clergy were trained by the RC church. If that is the case perhaps they should find out what the others are doing, since they seem to be the ones losing clergy.
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We are NOT the grammar police.
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With no disrespect Pat, you police your blog so little that you allowed a deaf person to be bullied on here yesterday. You could do with upping your policing as your present policy of allowing virtually anything except death threats, is inadequate.
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He was seeing a couple of women… He could afford to be a chosey prick and lick and drop whoever when it suited him…
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What loss has Yvonne suffered? She is well rid of Ger.
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That does not mean that she is free of the trauma and scars.
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Pat, your interlocutor is certainly a RC and so will not have any appreciation of the effects of human emotions or the nature of caring relationships. Since their church facilitated child abuse on a policy level for decades it is very clear that they only see people as objects and as sources of donations. The mere fact of saying that somebody treated like Yvonne has been, has not suffered, is the clear indication that you are speaking to a monster.
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Ah come on now Pat exactly what trauma has she suffered? How is she scarred? The relationship didn’t work out so move on? Unless she is hopelessly in love with Ger?
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@9:23 FYI I’m not RC just can’t see what permanent damage Yvonne has suffered. I can understand the pain of a relationship not working out but it is not permanent and passes with time.
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You can easily convert, 10:33, with the Rite of Cult Education of Adults. Your attitude would fit in very well.
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10:33 I am sure any woman in her position will be reassured by your failure to understand.
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10.33
I wonder if Jesus ever got over his betrayal in Gethsemane. 🤔 You know, that loving, I-give-you-my-all little relationship he had with his member of the board, Judas I ? If he did, it’s a wonder the churches keep bringing it up, so it is, especially in Holy Week, year in and year out. You’d think they’d move on, wouldn’t you? As Jesus supposedly did. (Or maybe didn’t? Ah! God knows. 🙄)
Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
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Pat,
You are only getting communications from Yvonne so have you really ever met Yvonne Drake ? No
Yvonne accuses you in Ennis of spearheading her to get stuff for your blog.
Even before Ger came into the scene Yvonne has addiction problems ask the Guards if you really want to know.
As they say it takes two to tangle and really both Ger and Yvonne were / are very weak.
I really thought 78 records had gone alongside 45’s and were now on CD’s or itunes but we certainly hear your record 45 daily maybe a little Yvonne in you look at “Me”.
Your old record of the Church in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and the 2000 has gone NO Bishop will cover up for anyone as they do NOT want to go to Jail.
The Church believes in FACTS not fake communications so go and meet Ms Drake.
If Ms Drake is a member of the RCC then Fintan has a duty to care for her Soul and he could be in trouble there if he never sent her to a spiritual director.
I see hunky clergy and some go to the Gym but I know it is a NO go area surely Yvonne knew that or was she again under the influence.
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10.03: Y one is a victim of her own stupidity and foolishness but she should not be openly torn apart on this blog. I can’t fathom what trauma she is having – is it that Ger is eyed up by her enemies??? Move on Yvonne for your own well being.
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Textbook gaslighting at 12:51
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12.51, how much… DON’T you know? Quite a lot, given the highly speculative nature of your comment.
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4.37
I’m sure she isn’t, but you priests are. And that’s a major problem.
When, inevitably, it becomes clear that you are atrociously no such thing, you all revert to deceitful, duplicitous type, in the extremely silly belief that no one will notice.
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@11.51. My failure to understand what exactly. Yvonne is no blushing virgin, she was in a relationship that didn’t work out, what’s the big deal? Please explain.
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@Magna10.33. I don’t think Yvonne is comparing herself to Jesus.
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That would be an ecumenical matter Pat.
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12.51 regardless of Yvonne’s issues she shouldn’t be discreted because of it, she has evidence and truth and nobody can take that away from her, despite their best efforts.
There was a heroin sddict who died a few yrs ago that made claims against ger with no proof and nobody believed him. No support. He wasn’t considerable credible due to hes issues… Shocking from the diocese and community…. He’s dead from a overdose now that’s how much of bad place he went too from it… . Not being listened too, he’s memory won’t be forgotten….
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1.34 he’s supporters who beleive him that he’s denying, misleading them, letting them do he’s dirty work… So he can’t be held accountable… those enemies are going suffer, greatly in retaliation. They will be sorry, they already after 3 months are now beginning to realise it….
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12.15 ger has terrible diet got fat and hates exercise, with over whelming health problems that he uses as an excuse when it suits him, and suddenly becomes a priest when it suits him… he went to the gym to prepare himself for her and she cancelled because he gave her no notice, like he never did give her notice and she pulled him on it….
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12.51
If she is battling addictions /troubled or was under the influence at the time with ger like you suggest that means it couldn’t be consensual, that she wasnt in her right mind, meaning he took advantage of a volunerable person. Highlighting Yvonne’s issues won’t change the fact she’s telling the truth about him all along.
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What were these women looking for from the bishop?
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Child support.
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9.10
A Partner.
It was a love story and Yvonne cannot get over Ger and the people of Ennis and more so Cloughleigh however they will look after Father Ger Jones in August.
Bishop Fintan is 54 and has never had such abuse in his life and he if anything is traumatised with the abuse.
I would highly recommend Yvonne to the Calix Society who do fantastic work on behalf of Society.
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I can’t see why you would:
Calix is an association of Catholic alcoholics, drug addicts, and family members and friends affected by addiction, who are maintaining their sobriety through participation in their Catholic faith and a 12 Step program. Our first concern is to interest Catholics with these problems in the virtue of total abstinence.
That’s a recipe for meeting endless alcoholic priests with what Seamus quaintly calls ‘vocation anxiety’.
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It was lesson for fintan, ger and everyone else involved. Certainly an eye opener fintan will still be reminded in 12 months time by Yvonne and her family when everybody has forgotten it after what she endured..and the arrogance and abuse he recieved by cloghleigh members months ago for cancelling that mass from he’s supporters, ye were nasty to him with emails and calls, plus slating Yvonne, it was your community mostly that traumatised him giving him shit for removing ger when it was proved he’s riding all around him , fintan did he’s job.
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They abused him with emails and phone calls blaming for the decision made, turned up to he’s house and just members of the community but cloghleigh tried to discredit and her so badly to the Bishop they thought they could over turn the decision. Evidence was to strong…back then they were in denial and deluded.
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They are dominant well connected community workers, who are bullies discreetly to anyone that stands up to them, initially 3 months ago, they abused the Bishop and thought they could win trying to destroy this poor girl in the process secretly…. . Fintan suffered greatly over this! She suffered greatly in the process , but she has no intentions of backing down regardless of hers or anyone’s behaviour. She won’t go quietly after losing 2 homes, bullied, intimidated death threats and she was telling the truth, with no support, she doesn’t need it… This community is corrupt and the level of information flooded to her was shocking about people in this town that own businesses etc… There will be a finaly watch this space….
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It’s up to the priest to support his children.
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Well said!
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Exactly the priest has his own income it is his duty to support his children, if he refuses to do so the bishop should withold child support from his stipend.
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Surely it must be obvious by now that these snake oil salesmen don’t give a shit about anyone or anything!
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9.28
Haven’t I been saying as much for… well… since the first priest decided he had more important stuff to do than all that self-denying? It’s just soo passé.
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More unholy abusers found suitable by the seminary.
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Good point.
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Yes, seminary separates the men from the boys morally; only the best of the worst are chosen, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit of course.
Apparently, I was flung out from (or was it kicked out of? 🤔) seminary because I was not numbered among the best of the worst, but the worst of the best; that’s how bad I was. (Or should that be ‘good’ ?)
Never mind. These things are best left to the unfathomable wisdom of God, and the unscrutable moral sensibilities of seminary formators.
The end always justifies the means, doesn’t it? Even if those ends mean that others are left to struggle with the meanness of oth…
It’s all so very complicated, isn’t it? Just ask Basil Hume, and that other guy. I’m sure God was able to sort out things with these two in the end, and the very many other priests who followed them on that well-worn sacerdotal trail to Calvary.
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If it were true you were kicked out it would be such an accolade. We’ve seen the type that gets through.
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11.23: Magna, you were neither good nor bad nor the best if the worst of the worst if the best. You were and still are, quite simply put, a deranged, nasty, ugly psychotically dysfunctiinal. Flung out, kicked out, asked to leave – whatever, you were deemed dysfunctional and sadly, that experience has never allowed you reach your goals or achieved your dream of being a priest. But, weren’t all of us very fortunate..especially the peoole of God.
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1:30 the irony of you calling Magna nasty!
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Why are people still shocked at the self-indulgent, self-protecting behaviour of these men?
Did you really expect something morally more noble? More Christ-like?
Expect the very least from any of them, and you’ll never be disappointed.
But please, don’t reward them with donations: this will only appeal to their parasitical nature.
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Don’t give them ideas Magna, they’ll have yet another extra collection. Perhaps John Paul’s lira annual collection for the support of priests’ bastard progeny. Like Peter’s Pence the proceeds would of course not be used for that purpose.
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@10.53am Yet more from the Prince of Condemnation, Magna
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2.19: Read over and over again the Magna Narratives and you’ll know the real meaning of “nasty”..Are you a clone of this specimen?
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More abuse from a cathbot at 7:27. Amongst the fruits of the spirit are forbearance and kindness.
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Are we still on this whole yvonne drake crap….. seriously now it over and done with the case is closed… she needs to build a bridge and get over it… ger has moved on with his life I suggest she does the same…. he is never going to declare his undying love for her she was a huge mistake and hes paid the price.. she needs to just forget it and move on she gotten a new flat and being offer counselling from the Bishop they have done their share…
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Must kill you hearing her name, repetivatley, ye are pretty bitter she was creditable enough to remove him and it broke your hearts….
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That old pooftah, Couve de Murville, seems to be getting a mention these days.
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Just as long as Fr doesn’t use a condom for birth control because that would be a MORTAL SIN. He can however use one if it’s to avoid an STI. Otherwise throwing the woman and his progeny aside is fine and his bishop won’t force him to do his duty.
I actually wonder whether their religion has been made up as a joke or spoof, so topsy turvey is its moral sense.
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Bishop Cait Finnegan. Is she a fan of yours Pat?
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Hume and Couve were both pseudo aristocrats and deep in the closet with a penchant for pretty seminarians from posh families and a demonic aptitude for cover up. Both perfect bishop material!!
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Blackpool news. Fr Daniel has announced at all Masses that he leaves on 31 August. Replaced by Canon Christopher Loughran. I have been a critic of Fr Daniel, particularly after his fall-out with our school of from where he is now banned for being rude to parents and pupils. Bishop Paul was far too slow to react. I do however I wish him all the best and I will pray for him as I hope you will. Working under an experienced man in Carlisle will be good for him, as will not living with Fr Billing, the previous Bishop’s secretary who has been pressing his buttons. Good luck Fr and thanks for your service.
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What a bizarre and passive aggressive comment. Plus the usual RC transferral of blame elsewhere.
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The post is clear to me. She doesn’t blame the Fr and wishes him all the best for the future.
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Mrs G
It was only after a contact with Father not Daniel he hates that it is Father Etienne so lets get that correct.
he should have told you all TWO weeks ago when it was announce he was going to Carlisle so I am glad to read that he finally told you all this weekend so maybe he will place it on his Social media accounts and in next weeks Bulletin.
I do hope Father Etienne enjoys Carlisle as there will still be room there for his Latin Masses however the new guidance coming from Rome is expected to say they have to be in one parish in a dioceses and some Bishops are saying not in theirs.
father Etienne has to be congratulated in his decorating, carpets and so on however that is “old” Church as the parishioners should be doing that.
As for Robert Billing he is doing Canon Law so likely wanting a role at a tribunal rather than a Parish.
Father Etienne has no time for this blog or it’s Editor and will continue to pray for the Editor.
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I have it on good authority that Fr E and his mate Fr B look at his blog daily!
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Fr. Billing has been a Priest in Lancaster Diocese for at least 15 years and has dodged Parishes from day one. Bishops secretary x2 and now 3 years Doctorate. How many Canon Lawyers does the Church need? Our mother Archdiocese has at least 9 and our own Diocese several. Priests like him need to be moved into Parishes instead of the Diocese spending fortunes on training that isn’t required. Yes I know that Fr D does not like people using his first name after Father – he needs to loosen up and stop being so stuffy. His new PP will help develop him. Our Diocese has the Christ the Sovereign King order in Preston, so Latin Mass likers can go there if that’s their bag. No probs.
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Dan will get a great welcome here in Carlisle.
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Must be wonderful to escape the dump that is Blackpool
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Dan shits and wanks like the rest of us. He ain’t special.
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You have to admire the priests that leave for love. That takes balls.
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For women who are involved with priests and feel invalidated by them, read this. There’s a high cost to pay for the emotional investment. It’s not worth it. http://www.leavingthepriesthood.com/Priests_in_Love__A_Woman_s_Perspective.pdf
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I read that, closely. Thank you for its provision.
The problem isn’t falling in love here; it is the f****d-up nature of Catholic Church teaching that leads these parties, the priest in particular, to think that one of the most natural, and normal, things in life, falling in love, is morally scandalous and a possible peril to the soul.
If the article is further accurate, then your advising women to be on their guard about priests is often pointless, as well as a touch mysogynistic (why should just the woman have a care?), since many of these relationships tend to creep up on the parties through emotional bonds that are inevitably woven between the two in counselling.
Some time ago, a contributor to this blog surmised that much, if not most, of the anger, even hatred, I express here for this institution came from MY letting it exercise such moral control over my life at a more impressionable stage of it. I didn’t respond then, but I am now: YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.👏
I should NEVER send a child of mine to ANY faith school, but in particular, one under the heel of the Roman Catholic institutional church, that he or she might avoid being forced-fed its doctrinal swill, especially that which glorifies priests.
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5.17
Thx for using your pseudonym. It enables immediate scrolling down.
If you post anonymously, it usually takes two words before the brain goes into downscrolling motion.
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8.12
You’re welcome, ‘Father’.😅
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I don’t like lay people referring to me using my first name either. I prefer Fr then my surname. If I become a Bishop then my ring will always be available for kissing!
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Oh it’s abundantly clear that your ring has already been kissed many a time, in saunas and alleys.
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😇😂
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Well maybe once or twice 😂
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@4.30 P.M. U sad Bastard.
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6.13
Do you not recognise when someone is winding you up?
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8:08
Do you not recognize when someone is responding in kind?
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These sorts of liaisons must be pretty rare, Bp Pat, now the priesthood is… well, let’s just say, tuned into another channel.
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This priest and woman thing is more complicated than it looks on the surface. There can be reality and fantasy on both sides There can be oos and aas from supporters on both sides until the excrement hits the extractor yoke. Then true friends emerge if such exist and the mouths of the moment run for cover. Discovered priests can act like dogs with rabies and the women end up being treated like trash
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its deeply disturbing to see Larry Ryan ( i never heard his name until now) sat so far away from them as he could in a large room. No tea was given. It sounded to me a very cold fish.
Thats very unchristian behaviour coming from them. Its quite staggering to see this, where was their so called “compassion or humility”. They are not of christ.
Brief summary of RCC to date as regards to their behaviour and hiding behind the legal wall.
1. Introduction of celibacy in 1100AD to stop priest’s wives from claiming their assets such as house or land or money. All that money goes to diocese or bishop instead of priest’s wife or GF.
2. Marriage sacrament came into being around in 1200AD. Wondering if it was designed to generate monies??
3. RCC seen as an oppressor to
a) Gaileo
b) spanish inquistion.
c) indulgences that led M Luther to question RCC re monies as a buy in for entry into heaven.
d). Dumbing down of all women to merely as pawns in their stragetic game. A Misygonic church. Its women who provided sons to priesthood and also departing of their monies as well. This is what i dont get this re woman being walked over with no fight back.
e) RCC was supressing natural language sign language in favour of oral apporach. Its like teaching the blind to see or teaching the deaf to speak which they never get a perfect speech in their lives. Why did they push for Oralism approach?
F) abusing kids as another sign of their dominance and oppression via total control which leds to abuse of total power unchecked. They let it on unchecked re abuses for decades such as Mc Carrick.
4. Seminiaries kicking out the best ones and keeping in the worst ones such as another poster said it succiently “More unholy abusers found suitable by the seminary”.
5. Gay priests are increasing in terms of figures thus leading a double lives.
6. Highest majority of gay priests are inside the vatican approx 70%. Still they preach such anti homophobia sermons or in their words ; disordered species i think.
7. Dumping women who had affairs with priests. I know one deaf priest in UK who was ordained by JPII years ago. He had an affair with a woman who bore his son. Bishop was playing him around and dragging him (re his decison) for so long. He was bitter at the end as he spoke on tv re his bishop. He was a priest in good standing over 25 years. Think he got it over in a long time. He had to deal with his emotions re his bishop and accept his responsbilities. Part of him wanted to stay as a priest but he felt damaged. Does any priest feel like that?
8. A total misygonic church who views women as deeply problematic. An example of this in India where Vatican dismissed a nun cos she reported her being raped to the police by her bishop. Guess what , Vatican believed the bishop but NOT the nuns. That tells you more about Vatican attitude towards women. Marie Collins of Dublin, who resigned cos similar attitudes dsiplayed by the cardinal who blocked her views and requests.
Also story on Drake which illustrated that very point re two meetings then they dont want to know her.
9. No accountability when it comes to abuses.
10. No total oversight when it comes to using other people’s monies such as church collection or peter pence or bishop collections. RCC is a very wealthy organistion but they keep asking for 2 or 3 church collections on Sundays.
11. Dont give wills to RCC re lands or money or house. In case if you do, please ringfence your monies to ensure that your monies goes to the right place without them touching it. If you dont give nor donate which is fine.
12. If any priest comes to you in your home regulary especially when u get very old, be on your guard re wills and ensure someone in family is present there to protect you.
13. Take everything that a bishop says or said as a pinch of salt. Cos they arent honest when it came to the truth such as abuses.
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You’d also wonder about those vatican monsignori who process laicisations for those priests who leave ministry, usually to marry a woman. It would be indeed ironic if some of those processing these requests were among the sexually active gay clergy in the curia!
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Like Mons Stenico from the Congregation for Clergy …. https://pridesource.com/article/27381/
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An accurate and devastating summary. My only addition would be that you can’t believe anything any of them see, so convinced are they by the lies that they are being persecuted.
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Happens with gay priests too. There was a handsome young seminarian at the VEC, now a PP, who slept his way around Rome including a liaison with a young priest from the Irish College. He dumped the young priest who was was devastated and couldn’t get over it. Tragically, the young priest took his life a few years after. Clearly a very sensitive soul. Another of his cast offs became a gin soaked wreck. I wonder whether the parish priest in his comfortable presbytery and now approaching mid life reflects on his behaviour. I guess he just thought it was a bit of fun…
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There’s a difference between good people that do bad things and make mistakes and bad people that do bad things, understand the difference between the two.
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If only men could be honest, priest or not.. Would Save alot of hassle and shit…
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If Séamus gives another preaching comment… I agree with sometimes but most comments I don’t, this man hasn’t a clue, no wonder they challenge him, if I hear one more quote from the bible, I will slap this man, down the phone let alone in person, tell him fuck off, far away from me with that bulshit…
I like difference of opinions, bit he’s comments at time are unacceptable and this coming from the horses mouth, Séamus, which priest and diocese are locking hole with, it’s not a blog slating the diocese or establish, its about lacking of understanding from certain peoples comments and ye still don’t get it when put in yer place, because your ignorant enough to think ye know better, clearly you haven’t hurt Séamus, it shows and speaks volumes, your on the wrong slide of the fence, if women were raped and it was acknowledged, you’d still be stupid enough to defend, preaching quotes from the bible because you haven’t a clue… to stupid to see it… And you acting like a smart ass on this blog, you must be very lonely with fuck all in your life to be commenting morning noon and night on this, upsetting people, commenting like you know best ….
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I was gona say it too, bible preaching crap is painful, but I’m starting to think Séamus has a disability, I’m going to refrain from reacting to him in the future.
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Ah but drake lied when she accused another woman in Ennis of having an affair with ger, and the town won’t ever forget that
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These same woman who spent 2 hours in the garda station this week, updating them on further harrassment by Yvonne drake and whose son won’t be charged in connection with her either. Many people spent time in the garda station this week incl a local business. And now that drake sent that letter around every business and person named has a copy.
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That letter was an anonymous letter accusing people of things but providing absolutely no proof. Yvonne was very foolish to distribute it and could bring great trouble on her.
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Is there a y update a out these letter of people and businesses?
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You said pat that names and addresses were attached to the letter but you weren’t going to publish them
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I did and I didn’t. I do not publish things without proof or obvious credibility.
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Maybe clerical celibacy should be optional? Marriage can be very grounding for many men and brings with it a massive dose of reality. Changing nappies, caring for children, accepting spousal criticism would only make a priest feel normal and no more special than anyone else. The argument of celibacy making time for full attention to others makes less and less sense. Often it just means time for full and undivided attention to one’s own needs.
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