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SCOTTISH DAISY CHAIN – OPEN LETTER TO THE SCOTTISH BISHOPS – FATHER STEPHEN DUNN.

from Catholic Truth Scotland

https://catholictruthscotland.com/2022/07/06/glasgow-priest-open-letter-regarding-state-of-the-church-in-scotland-souls-are-being-endangered/

Archdiocese of Glasgow,

Scotland.

Dear fellow Catholics in Scotland,

Truth: What is it?  Where should we Catholics place it in our daily lives?

For the good of our souls, and our eternal destination, we need to ask ourselves this key question in these traumatic, frightening times.

Jesus answered “It is you who say that I am a King. I was born for this, I came into the world for this, to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.”  “Truth? said Pilate. What is that?” The chief priests and the scribes hated and crucified Christ because He brought, and made known the Truth.

There have been many frightening things happening in our world which endanger the eternal future of our souls.  Hence, I feel moved to write this letter.

To outline:

I intend to address priests, myself included, to consider the meaning of Christ’s priesthood and what it should mean to us.
Actions of both priests and then of Pope Francis and of bishops both in Scotland and the World which are contrary to our priesthood.
I shall address events recently in Scotland and the UK, as well as the events in the world which we should fear, because they could result in my soul, your soul being lost;  Our Lady of Fatima showed the 3 children of Fatima that any one of us could end up being a soul suffering in Hell for all eternity.
Let me start by addressing one grave, grave lie told by Priests, Bishops, Cardinals . . .

“There is no Hell. That is rubbish those priests and people are frightening you with about Hell.  God loves us all; we are all going to heaven.”  Absolute rubbish! Satanic deceit!

St John Chrysostom, Bishop and one of the 36 Doctors of our Catholic Church said

“The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.”

St. Athanasius, another Doctor of the Church goes further than Chrysostom by saying, “The floor to hell is paved with the skulls of priests.”        

            St Teresa of Avila
St Teresa of Avila, also a Doctor of the Church warns us “Remember dear Christian, you have but one soul to save, one God to serve, one Eternity to expect, Death will come soon, Judgement will follow, and then Heaven or Hell forever”  

These are all Doctors of the Church people whose teaching and example are held in high esteem by the Church which is why they are given the title of Doctor of the Church, and there are only 36 of them, so the Church does not hand this title out willy-nilly!

Why is it that so many of we priests deceive, continually, lie to our flocks about Hell and Damnation? Christ tells us very clearly of its existence in the Gospel – “the chaff will he will burn on a fire that never goes out” Parable of rich man and Lazarus – “it is not possible for anyone to cross over”; and yet I recently heard to my amazement one such priest/bishop claim that “there is no hell; someone would have come back by now to tell us.” So was Jesus lying in that parable?

Brothers, for the good of your souls, and the souls of the sheep whom you and I will be called to give account for on the day of Judgement, should ask yourselves “Would Jesus have lied to us? He who died on the Cross for our sins and the salvation of our souls?  And forget not what the Father said at the Transfiguration, “This is my Son, the Beloved, listen to him.”

Regarding the little children: “Anyone who would do any harm to the least of these little ones, would be better cast into the sea with a great millstone round his neck.” If the actions of we priests are endangering the little ones, Christ will be there at the right hand of the Father at our Judgement to confirm these great evils committed by us. I fear the Father’s wrath.

The Queen of Heaven, Our Lady of Fatima, did not lie to the three children of Fatima when showing them the vision of souls suffering, for all eternity in Hell.  Please, accept and realise this Truth, for the good of your soul and the well being of the souls entrusted to your care.

Priesthood: As Catholic Priests what is our priesthood? What should we be seeking to do through it?

As we address this question let us remember John the Baptist’s actions, he who because of his behaviour pleased the Son of God so much to say “No greater man born of woman.” Are we similarly trying to please God in our priestly actions or is it the world we are more interested in pleasing?

Our Priesthood is that which we ask Jesus Christ to share with us on the day of our ordination, Christ’s priesthood, conferred on Christ by the Father, which we ask Jesus to share  as we go forward for priesthood. In that priesthood, which because of the Father’s wish, we re-enact the perfect sacrifice of Christ at the last supper and on Calvary for the sins of the mankind. Or do we?!  The offering made in complete obedience to, and love of the Father, and love of us, His brothers and sisters on earth, created in His image and likeness. It is that attempt to please the Father, that we as priests should be fervently trying to do, every time we celebrate the Mass.


Are priests and those studying for the priesthood who practice and support such sexual deviancies worthy of sharing Christ’s priesthood?  Are they fit to celebrate Christ’s Mass?

Bishops of the world, chief shepherds your duty is to serve Christ’s Church in Truth, nothing less. 

Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, you have sold the Catholic Church in China for a yearly payment made to Vatican Bank, to the Chinese Communist party to appoint its bishops, (a deal you did through Cardinal McCarrick who advocated and freely practiced sodomy and such devious sexual practices) just like Judas Iscariot sold Christ to the chief priests.

Francis, you favourably meet with Nancy Pelosi and Joe Bidden who advocate abortion up to 9 months, who I state without doubt, whilst they continue to advocate this grave evil, are false Catholics, Judas Iscariots. Francis, you say that it they should freely and without any fear receive the most Holy Eucharist, whilst they support and stand for such abortion. “For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, because he discerneth not the Lord’s body.” You, Francis say they should do it when the Lord’s chosen apostle to the gentiles, St Paul, says to the contrary.  Francis you have no authority, I repeat, no authority, Pope or not, to contradict what God has given to His flock through the Sacred Scriptures of St Paul.  You are advocating the will of Satan and the world, which continuously fights against the will of God.

You have met with those who advocate, sodomy, one of the sins crying to heaven for vengeance, those who are for transgenderism, something that accuses God of mis-creating us. You say that the Church has to change, and accept people who openly advocate and practise similar grave sexual practices, evils of Satan.  Absolutely not!  The Church, is the Church of Jesus Christ, God the Son, founded as he told us on St Peter profession of faith of who Jesus is, something the Church celebrated a couple of days ago, 29 June. You are advocating evil solutions to the Lord’s flock, and thus I seriously fear for your soul.

You have nominated a priest, Arthur Roche to lead the Congregation for the Faith, and suppress and eliminate the celebration of the Traditional Mass which many of the great saints, doctors, martyrs celebrated. Francis, I say directly to you, this is not action of God, but is of Satan, who is trying to suppress the true celebration of the Most Holy Mass.

You are suggesting that God, though the Second Vatican Council wished to suppress and eliminate the Traditional Latin Mass and this is nothing less than deceit, just like Satan deceived Adam and Eve.  Please Francis, turn from this evil, from the deceits of Satan, return to the True Church, that of Jesus Christ, and as Christ says, “There will be more rejoicing in Heaven over the repentant sinner than ninety-nine good men.”

carrying out actions clearly not of God.

Bishop Joseph Toal: by ordaining Christopher Morris whilst he allegedly continues to engage in the gay lifestyle, something made very clear to you by numerous priests in the Diocese of Motherwell, you betrayed Christ’s priesthood. You cast the great pearl (priesthood) of the Church before swine to be trodden. Wicked!

Bishop Joseph Toal: I say to your face, re–instate Fr Mathew Despard now to his full duties as a priest for the people of Motherwell diocese.  You had no right to remove him and suspend him for showing the priesthood in crisis in Motherwell, information since shown to be true. By suppressing such Truth you were doing the work of Satan, and by continuing to fail to re-instate Fr Despard, Bishop Toal, you suppress the Truth – you are thus doing the work of Satan.

Archbishop William Nolan: by your actions in stopping the people of Fr Despard’s parish praying for him in the church (when you were an assistant priest there), telling them to get out of Christ’s Church, you deprived the sheep of acting in a humble, reverent and loving way on behalf of their much-loved shepherd, Fr Despard. Your action was that of a ravenous wolf disguised as a shepherd.  I would urge you to apologise now in full to Fr Despard, asking him to forgive you for such grave injustice.

Bishop John Keenan: you have a duty, not a choice, to cleanse the Lord’s threshing floor of the evil that has entered your diocese – for example, those advocating grave sexual misconduct and showing it on public websites – read about the seminarian, Paul Laverty. By failing to remove this person from seminary, you are betraying Christ and endangering souls. Thus, Bishop, you will be judged most harshly.

To bishops who support and are obedient to Francis, who clearly is serving the world, not Christ – the same harsh judgment awaits each of you.

This letter has been written with good intentions, and I trust that it is read by all concerned in a spirit of charity.  Please pray for me.  Thank you.

God Bless you all.        
Fr Stephen Dunn    

PAT SAYS

Father Dunn and I would not appear to close on matters.

MATTERS ON WHICH I AGREE WITH FR DUNN

1. The existence of Hell.

2. The Mass being the reenactment of the Perfect Sacrifice of Calvary.

3. Francis’ disastrous agreement with China

4. The ordination of the actively gay Christopher Morris.

MORRIS

5. The atrocious treatment of Father Despard.

FR DESPARD

6. The seminarian Paul Laverty.

MATTERS ON WHICH I DO NOT FELL EXACTLEY LIKE FR DUNN

1. Fatima.

2. The Latin Mass

From what Fr Dunn has written he strikes me as a sincere and devout Catholic and priest.

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198 replies on “SCOTTISH DAISY CHAIN – OPEN LETTER TO THE SCOTTISH BISHOPS – FATHER STEPHEN DUNN.”

Not just the scandalous ordination of Chris Morris, but also of Edward Toner and Malcolm Hutchinson. Dear Lord have mercy on those who promoted their “suitability” for ordination.

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We’ll take no lectures from someone who cannot succour the dying or comfort the grieving without demanding the shekel. Priest? Disgusting!

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Bishop Pat – you should see the photo of them all with Granny Burke at the TLM parish they’ve created at the Immaculate Heart – it’s a rogues gallery – and worth the effort to investigate every one of them!

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Early morning coffee, 6.30 am. Dear Stephen Dunn, while I would not agree with many of the assertions in your courageous letter, on the Traditional Mass although I have never celebrated it myself you are 100 percent correct, you have two things almost entirely now absent from the clergy of The RCC, you have convictions and balls. Good man, never loose them. My very best wishes to you for your life. Bill Mulvihill

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@ 9:45am
By the time you’ve investigated all the rogues in the Novus Ordo Brigade headed by Bunty Nolan, Holy Toaly and the rest of that desperate crew you’d be too exhausted to do any more.🤣🤣🤣

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6.28 Well said, Fr Stephen Dunn wouldn’t last 2 days in the cesspit Irish system, some crafty clericals & their ilk would orchestrate & fast track his committal to a mental institution or you’d see him listed in the obituaries as a “sudden death.

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Bill, you do not know the story but maybe you are one of the old skool by having parishioners in tears and demanding stole fee’s that was the Church of old.
Stephen has No balls the only one that had balls was the late Archbishop Philip who dismissed him but big Hughie has took him back so let us see if Archbishop Nolan has balls and kicks him out our magnificent Sacred Heart parish.
The ten year lottery funding is up so Archbishop Nolan can close it as very few attend.

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Tartaglia was responsible for Dunn and a few other 🍌 slip through “formation” when he was in the seminary only to get rid of his mistakes when bishop

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What evidence is there that anything Despard says has since been shown to be true? This entire article is the ramblings of a priest without appointment living off the backs of people in a grace and favour apartheid who gives nothing in return. In any other organisation he’d have sunk without trace but we Catholics have to keep him.

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I know from my own experience that much of what Despard was saying is true. I won’t go in to the details, but he was spot on about a number of places, people, priests and incidents. I saw it for myself, so I can vouch for what he is saying. Now, maybe there are other issues that got him on the wrong side of his bishop and led to his current exile. But, much of what he wrote in his book and his characterisation of the bullying, homosexual clerical culture is correct.

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No one is more hated than Fr Despard for telling the truth about the Roman Catholic bullying culture within its formations.says:

9.13 Fr Despard is an unusual priest, he tells the truth, that’s why they hate him so much.

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Why did you not come forward as Hamilton Court was looking for people to come forward.
It is never too late as the vatican and Bishop Toal would welcome any further evidence.

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Stephen, they will try to get you using Canons 1364 to 1369 along with some others. Please gather the necessary Canons for your own defence/protection if you are staying with the organisation! Courage! They are there, you need an ‘expert’ ( no such thing really, Lol) to dig them out. WM

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Is he one of the famous “Dunn dynasty” in Glasgow church and NHS? Why is he not in parish ministry? What has happened that he has no appointment ? He is clearly unwell – what is the nature of his sickness and what is being “Dunn” to help?

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Yes he is from the Dunn dynsasty and NO appointment as TWo Archbishops had him c/o diocesan offices and removed from a parish the Sacred Heart.

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6.51 Maybe of the nature Soren Kierkegarrd wrote of in his work Sickness Unto Death. Wm

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6.54: Bill, stop always creating conspiracy theories. Are you still on the wanted list of ex clerics? I doubt your madness qualifies for such. Probably a zipped up straitjacket would serve your well-being better than your mendacious, sinister imagination.

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9.35am Fintan Morris. RIP. ” creating conspiracy theories.” Fintan had been over at the Vatican Archives where he had been granted access for his studies. In his naivety, at the table that evening in that awful refectory, he spoke of a document he had found, when he went back to consult it a few days later it was gone. Their “informant” of its discovery was at the table listening to Fintans ( and a friend of Fintans . AL) amazement about its damaging contents. An Irish PP ( only in the last few years!) reading this will remember well his act. WM

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Sniffer Dog Clergy & Catlicks scour this blog to stop the truth about them being revealed.says:

9.56 they are all like sniffer dogs keeping ahead to work out what’s coming next & taking whatever steps necessary to circumvent the truth coming out, see how quick they were to stop Carole attending Glenstal after her comment on here. That’s just one example on how they operate.

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29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Acts 4:29-31).

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Fr. Stephen Dunn used come on pilgrimage to Lough Derg along with his uncle, also Fr. Dunn. Say no more!!!!

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There is a south Glasgow businessman who has been spouting off about the Daisy Chain.
Once he has a few drinks he tells who is part of it and who likes top and who likes bottom. Who double-crossed who and who bitched on who. Highly amusing.
He certainly knows the ins and outs and the ups and downs of the Daisy Chain lot. Discretion is not his strongest point.
My sis calls him The Foghorn

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Stephen Dunn is deranged, and you should not be giving him the oxygen of publicity. He was thrown out of a hospice for upsetting the dying patients, barred from his primary school for telling the young children that they were going to Hell and can’t be trusted with a parish because he is utterly mad.

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Shame on those clergy (and bishops who ignore complaints) who still bung him to cover their holidays – foisted on the unsuspecting poor folks in churches and hospitals – you’re right – no oxygen: period!

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9.19 Dear “Glasgow Punter” is there any person who has spoken or written ( in any form) against The Roman Catholic Church whom you would not attach the category “deranged” to his or her name ? Their are a myriad like you within the RCC. Thank you.

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I am highly critical of the RCC in Scotland, but I am savvy enough to distinguish between the sensible and the utterly deranged, like Stephen Dunn and his friends in Catholic Truth. Speak to Dunn for 5 minutes and you will realise that you are in the company of a madman.
There has been a lot wrong with the Church in Scotland for decades now – much of it resulting from ordaining the wrong men to the priesthood and the episcopate. Stephen Dunn is a prime example of this.

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9.19 “Dying patient” Glasgow Punter, is there any other sort of patient in a hospice? One comment always belies another. WM

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Fr Stephen Dunn is dead as far as the church is concerned now. They will move quickly to silence and remove him from the clerical state. I am sure his letter has a mixture of truth and paranoia. The authorities will, unfortunately, ignore the reality.

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9.50 Shame the Roman Catholic Church doesn’t move so fast to remove the perverts they turn a blind eye to & even when these perverts are outed, all they do is cover up for them via any means possible.

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A distorted letter from an unhealthy extreme persepective which probably damages the priesthood more than he is so “frightened” about. An indicator of the “priesthoods,” wellbeing and limited worldview. More to be pitied thsn scolded. Hope he gets help

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Climatically, the temperature is going up today ( 26 degrees celsius yesterday in Irelands hottest spot). Pat, the temperature could well get hotter on The Blog. Scotland particularly.

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Stephen let us be honest and pray that Archbishop Nolan impliments Pope Francis Motu Proprio today and Removes you (this will be the 3rd Archbishop) and Mark Morris from diocesan property.
I totally agree that the Archbishop and Bishops should adress the daisy chain and more sad that some of them hold positions in the Curia’s with no blushes.
The odrinations of certain semanarians should not have taken place and others should not including Paul.

Stephen you have been c/o diocesan offices for years and you have taken an oppertunity to go back to the Sacred Hear during the Sede vacante and Paul Conroy leaving and due to weak leadership of Archbishop Nolan you have not been removed you are on NO diocesan appointment.

The people contacted both Arrchbishops and it was really only Archbishop Philip that took swift action the people of Sacred Heart had been to hell and back because of YOU and it was extremely sad.

You will never be back in the Archdiocese as a Priest just like your friend Matthew will not be back in Motherwell so it is time to move on and by the way Archbishop Nolan was Vicar General and not an assistant Priest.

Cardinal Elect Arthur Roche will be a great asset to the Dicastery of Divine Worship and Disipline of the Sacrements.

I understand that your letter was to the CTS and not to the Bishops as they await it.

The SSPX would welcome you and Mark Morris open handed please go.

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@ 10:09am
Very sadly you know who, is back on spouting her usual gibberish, Wurzill Gummidge AKA Bunty Nolan has had plenty of time to impliment Granny Fanny’s disgraceful Motu Proprio. It wont make any difference it will be ignored, as for her great hero the oul cockroach he’ll soon be exterminated. I’ve warned you before Patsy take anything you hear from that quarter with a pinch of salt as sadly she’s an inveterate liar.

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11.12
The differance between me any you is Christiananity as I would never call anyone a liar.
However my FAITH is strong and always will be as they say WE are Simply the Best and we will NEVER walk alone.
Glad to see your alive and may God Bless You and the SSPX as some day you will all walk in the light.

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@ 11:28am

You’ve never walked in the light in your life, you’re truly the daughter of darkness. Take Patsy for example your lot ‘polyeterdom’ hate and despise him even to excommunicating him. Has it made any difference, of course not Patsy carry’s on regardless, roasting them for all there worth. Do you think your heroine Martha Roache aka ‘the cockroach’ will make any difference to the Trads. of course not. They’ll take a leaf out of Patsy’s book and carry on regardless.😏

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I know little of the Catholic Clergy of England ( Fr. Micael Dunne PP Westminster is a Maynooth classmate, an Absolute Gentleman though his Ecceioslogy/Mariology as available on YouTube is out of my orbit). Never heard of Arthur Roche until his name appeared on this educational forum. Must in the next fortnight find a few minutes to make a call or two.

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@ 10:43am
Hi Bileen you’ll find out that Martha Roache blows with the wind when it suites her, during Benedict’s time she sang a different song. When Fanny came in it was all change, just another careerist. 😏

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They said Nietzsche was mad, I don’t know, he did die of Tertiary Syphilis. But I do know this, he was one of the most honest men who have ever lived.

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They say Nietzsche was mad, I don’t know, he did die of Tertiary Syphilis. But I know this, he is one of the most honest men who have ever lived. WM

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10:55
The priestly answer to dissident voices -section them. Do you not know the truth is revolting, Bill. Small wonder so many are getting hot under their daisy chained clerical collars.

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Pat I’m astonished and disappointed that you have given a space to spout hate to Stephen Dunn. Do you realise that this headcase thinks you are an evil sodomite destined to burn in hell for eternity?! The man is a laughing stock amongst Scottish clergy. I think you should be more careful of the company you keep.

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Bishop Pat,
No one can challenge someone who is always correct with no splinters.
Hopefully His Grace Archbishop Nolan will challange him and get him out of our Parishes as he is unfit to serve the Laity.
I understand the first the Bishops knew about this letter to them was in the CTS and now on your blog so Stephen send it to Clyde Street, Paisley and Motherwell.

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11.14: No Pat, the comments from us wont ever chalkenge Fr. Dunn. His views are set in stone. However, some of his observations are insightful and challenging for all clerics, you included. Can I be cheeky and state that i believe you are hoping for a commenter to demonise this “good” priest and reveal a “scandal” about him! Isn’t this the true reason you posted this long essay? The essay is a mixture of nonsense, threats, dire apocalyptic warnings and wise observations which may or may not challenge. Let he who has ears, hear!!

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No, Cynical. I thought his letter would be thought provoking from the RIGHT perspective.

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The slothful clergy ( and not all of them are to be clear) will be waking from their slumber this Monday morning after their busy weeks work yesterday. The comments on a Monday may always be slow for that reason, and lunch of course for a shake down of Bishop Buckley Blog. The healthy clergy of course will have been up and at it early enough, whatever the sport or interest.

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11.26: Bill, your inane comment is so divorced from any sense of relevance or meaning, except for you “to have a go” at priests. Would that we were all as perfect as you are!! Whatever went amiss in your way of being a priest seems to have left a legacy of deep dysfunctionality in thought, word and deed!! Then, what we see now is merely a continuum on the spectrum of a descent into the looper department.

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When the church stops having a go at everyone else and interfering in people’s lives you can reasonably expect other people to leave you alone.

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11.50 You sound as if you have been through the diagnostics you make yourself ? Do we know each other. I wont grace your words on my comments with any sort of incisive reply. I have no doubt you are a slothful one, may I enquire the time of your leaving your divan and were you in it alone ?

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I have to agree with you, by saying that Bill’s latest comment is perfectly consistent with all his previous ones. He can be faulted for many- very many- things. But certainly not a lack of consistency.

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11.50 People with any sort of pastoral bent do not refer to other people with the word “looper” or should desist from the inclination at any rate. No doubt despite your accent, dress sense or any other aspect of how you present, you are a Bovver Boot priest.

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12:39
You are consistently pessimistic. You even sound wearisome. Maybe even depressed?

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11.59 Then his letter is tantamount to RC church teaching since The Pole ascended, SuperSlav I mean.

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11.59 Surely you mean eyes and see on a Blog such as this ? Have you thought of audio Moderator if you are reading ?

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8.29
The letter was the one Stephen sent to Catholic Truth the Bishops wish Stephen to send it direct to them signed.
Then the Dicastery for Clergy can deal with Stephen

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Bishop Pat following the ommision in the Ita Missa Est can you kindly offer an 6th Anniversary Holy Mass on Friday for Charles. RIP
I will make a dontion to the Homeless Charity.

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11.39
The Holy Mass is for Charles his sister is a LMB but forgot to get it into Ita Missa Est as she will belive a Holy Mass from you Bishop Pat then she would from the Polyesters.
Thank You

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My apologies for widening the scope of today’s subject but I am very concerned about the delay in epicopal appointments in England. Wales received a new Archbishop in fast order. East Anglia remains vacant, with a Bishop needing retirement in place for many months. Plymouth is now also without a bishop. Auxillaries are awaited in Southwark and Westminster. What on earth is going on? With Cardinal Elect Roche’s ascendancy, England must be held in the highest regard. Let us hope for appointments soon. There are fine men in waiting.

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I think the Vatican has looked in its crystal ball and seen that there’s a revolution coming and the bishops will be among the first to the wall.

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Bishop Hopes was 78 in May and Vinnie will be 77 in November time to let them go there are others very able in the wings.

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The Irish Ambassador to France, Niall Burgess, tweeted yesterday that Msgr Hugh Connolly is leaving his post at Centre Culturel Irlandais after five years.
So where does he go next? Back to Dromore diocese and (at last) a parish placement?

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I assure you Ronan O’ Gara will not be appealing to his bishop ( Eamon Martin) to let him remain as he did his predecessor.

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He is much too grand for a parish. He’ll be sent off on some expensive sabbatical, even though his priestly life has been one long sabbatical.
I bet Mgr Joe Murphy gets the Paris gig. He has exquisite French and Francis doesn’t want life-long desk priests in the Vatican any more, and Joe is too institutionalised to go into a parish.

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In the last century the chaplain used to be a high potential doing a doctorate at ICP or the Sorbonne. When did it become a sunset job?

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1.13 Joe Murphy is a very good man. The most intelligent of my time, seven years behind and seven years in front. Walking decency, I am sure he has never been injurious to anybody. Exceptional human being. Bill Mulvihill

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There was a comment ages ago on Pat’s previous blog indicating that he is a true liberal and commenting on how rare that is. He is one of the few people I know who allow completely divergent views from his own on his blog/social media.
It’s something I admire but can’t aspire to. I frequently just block people on Twitter rather than even read their comments (actually this has made Twitter more bearable) because I’ve reached an age where I have just decided I don’t want to deal with jerks in the time I have left, and need to know that there are sensible people out there in this train wreck of a world.
I don’t even allow opinions I don’t like on my own blog and just don’t publish rubbish because similar to above, I don’t want my blog to be a battle field.
So I admire Pat’s approach but definitely can’t do it because blood pressure.

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I agree with 12.34 about Twitter. I have thousands of people on my block list. If I read someone who is rude, smart alecky, or plain offensive, they go straight on to the block list.

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2.06 When Pierce Walsh of Dublin got it. Even though he got Legion D honour out of it ( the Ambassadors wife sorted that), he was terminated for his ” pastoral inactivity.”” Lol lol8

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Stephen needs help rather than condemnation. The diocese has supported him through a treatment programme in the US, but his problems are more deep-seated. But maybe restricting his access to the internet would be a start.

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2:08 Of COURSE you don’t know what I mean, you read about sixth grade standard like all the other home schoolers 🤣

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11.51am
So given there’s a sweepstake on the new Tory leader – what are your projections for the Vacant Sees and are there any Wild Cards or are we back to Stale, Pale and Male from the Bishops Conference.
Stock? Oh good Lord keep him in Leeds – he’s early 60’s and Elsie’s love child and Oxbridge but an insomniac prone to anger outbursts and and v likely so repressed and deep into the closet that’s he’s in Narnia. Further advancement bad news for him and the Church but nevertheless a favourite within the Magic Circle.
Chris Thomas – very rotund, v likely v unhealthy but a Phd and as Gen Sec knows where the bodies are buried and probably served as a gravedigger- a reward for being Gen Sec isn’t that how it works?
Tim Menezes – Dean of St Chads and former VG and a real VEC man. Disorganised and bit of a Man-Boy – tee total and a liturgist – therefore impossible to negotiate and rigid thinker – his way or the highway.
Stephen Wright – Auxiliary Birmingham – v young – trained as a Barrister (doesn’t tire of telling people) but excelled at IICSA and knows how to protect the reputation over and above victims – Auxiliary in Birmingham for the rest of his life – you wouldn’t wish that on your worst enemy!!
John Arnold – an ambitious cleric – former barrister – big into CAFOD and the environment- prickly and insecure- he will go far.
John Wilson – he wants the Big Job – Cardinal – but strident and intolerant of homosexuality a signal of his own demons? Phd and wears it heavily – like a clanging gong around his neck.
Moth and that effeminate bloke who was Rector of VEC – jostling and jockeying so they are!!

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Bishops Arnold and Wright passed the bar exam but never gained pupilage and so were never able to practice as barristers. Only around 43% who complete their bar exams are good enough to go onto pupilage and actually work in the law.

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12.59: Bill: The Woman’s Way Magazine is advertising for an agony aunt. You should apply. You’d make a great little agony aunt. You have such a treasure of wisdom!! The ladies would be swarming around you.. Imagine – Auntie Billeen: c/o Woma’s Way…

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6.51 The name Marcella makes me weak at the knees. Sure didn’t I just quit, thats why they are looking for another . Silly you.

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6:51 Are you at it again “Marcella”? I was the one who asked you on yesterday’s blog if you were an agony Aunt after you tried to give me your free advice that I never asked for. Give credit where credit is due and don’t be harassing Bill anymore.

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Carole at 8:07
That’s the trouble with a comment box full of priests, they all love giving out unsolicited advice. 😉

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12.51pm
I’m sure people think God spends his days fretting about episcopal appointments and the clerical advancement of his favourite sons.
God save us from corrupt, actively homosexual bishops of which the church is full of and a badge of honour.
Ya can fool some of the people some of the time but not all the people all of the time.

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8.07: Hi Carole. I love the way you hug names on this blog. Makes it easier to know how you fell foul of your once upon a time Reverend romancer!! Oh Carole…you make me feel like a woman; honestly.

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9:43 You aren’t a woman Marcella. The two exclamation points give you away.
Ger did tell the other victim that he had his first gay experience in Limerick. Someone very well respected from Castleconnell told me that in COI circles it was assumed that Ger was gay as he was frequently seen at their services in the company of a young man who has since died. Time for you to come out? The truth will set you free hun 😘.

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9:43 If by some fluke you are a real woman, meet me at Protea cafe in Castleconnell. A cuppa on me. While you drink your coffee, I’ll show you and the owner of the cafe all my lovely photos of Ger including the ones I got off my security camera ❤️

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9:43 Oh Marcella, why can’t things be simple again? I miss the days of you coming over for tea and our history chats 😭. God save the Queen & Happy 🍊 Day to you Rev. Fitzgerald. Time you came out about that too 🇬🇧

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9:43 Marcella: find a new cover for yourself. I busted you once again 😂. And please no more unsolicited advice from you on what I should and shouldn’t be doing. Enjoy your day & say hi to the staff at SVP Castleconnell for me. They know me well in there 😜. You can actually find designer clothes in there for unbeatable prices! I know that you are on a shoestring budget so make sure to take a look at their selection of menswear/ladieswear next time you pass by…keeping it real for ya as per usual 😜

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Carole,
The man in question, one of the nicest you could meet, actually lived just yards from Ger’s home. The poor man has since died. He and Ger were literally neighbours and friends. Even if GF had a gay experience he wouldnt be the first straight man to do so. I highly doubt he is actually gay. Your COI source is likely badly informed and their only exposure to GF would be to see him at Sunday service with a gay man. It doesnt make him gay.

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10:59 I know very well the man who you are referring to is because a tablet was erected in his honour at Stradbally. I know that he & Ger were close. I related in my previous comment what a certain man at Stradbally told me—he did not mean it in a malicious way. It was matter of fact.

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10:59 Todd/Todd Nolan (?): the person who made the remark is married and he and his wife both know Ger quite well. Personally I think Marcella is bi. Nothing wrong with that as long as he/she is outside the RCC.

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9:43 Marcella, pls do feel free to come back to the blog but next time make it harder for me to figure out who you are. I do love a good challenge 🤣.

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For anyone who did not see my addition to Saturdays Blog yesterday afternoon, I would like to repeat: Purdy is the only priest I know of who came out of the closet and firmly climber back in. He is from what I remember an extremely nice person, but a very unusual thing to have done, don’t you think ? WM

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1.03: Wliam: You mean “he’s from an extremely nice family..” not “from a nice person..” but he is, I’m sure a “nice” person. Why do you get mixed up in language? That wouldn’t happen in my class.

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3.41 My name is communicated using the following letters Miss Jane Brody ( Hull or something at that pitch.) ; W i L L i A M. WILLIAM. William. My sensibilities are with those you teach. Very bad to correct an error with another one. There are refresher courses you could sigh up to. Its particularly affirming for the student when the teacher is seen or heard to respect his/her name. Good Evening Miss Broody Brody.

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Absolutely delighted to hear that Fr Devlin is coming to our wonderful parish of Ballymena. Good times ahead for our parish. God bless all.

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1.31
July will mark the end of an era for our Parish as we say farewell to Monsignor
Delargy and Father Lumala. After thirteen years as our Parish Priest Father
Delargy will be embarking on a new role at the University in Coleraine and in
Portrush Parish. Father Lumala will be returning to Uganda after three years in
Ballymena

Down and Connor appointments out next week.

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I was – and we were treated to a lecture on how he has given people bruised noses. Weird stuff.

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Fr Mulhall, clearly you are addicted to Corpus Christi webcam 😁 That webcam sustained me throughout the lockdowns. Fr Paddy’s amazing sermons kept hope alive in me.
Interesting that you closed down the Holy Trinity one, when you “took control” of the parish you don’t even live in and Fr Paddy often gets called to do your sick calls, when you can’t be found.
Fr Paddy doesn’t “rant”. He speaks truth with love, fervour and compassion.
It’s interesting Fr Mulhall that you are snooping on Corpus Christi webcam and the beloved PP.
Maybe his messages will convert you from your “lifestyle” and you will become a true priest like our Fr Paddy.
There is no priest more real than him. His parishioners don’t need to “ring around” when there is a death or tragedy in the parish, the way Turf Lodge parishioners do, because you are living with your bf.
And they ring Fr Paddy because they know and love him. He was a curate in our parish. Did not one of the Holy Trinity parishioners recently say to your face, “nobody around here likes you”?
No one in the Murph would say that about wee Paddy – except those who support baby butchering – and can’t separate themselves from Sinn Shame. And there are plenty of Shinners too who love him and respect his position.
You are a sick joke, a so-called fellow “priest”, sniping at a dearly loved priest in our community, anonymously, on a blog, who, unlike you, is 100 per cent available day and night.
Everyone knows you are behind these lying comments on Bishop Buckley blog. The dogs on the streets, of Murph and Turf, know all about you and you have been very free with your abusive comments about Fr Paddy McCafferty, to several people, which had spread around the communities of Turf and Murph.
So, as we say around here, catch yerself on and get a grip. Stop your malice and jealousy against a good priest who is loved and respected. Take a few leaves out of his book and maybe redeem yourself? After all you were/are a “redemptionist”?

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2.16: It’s 5 weeks since all apppintments were posted to relevant priests. Don’t worry Bob, all is well. Why do you want to know? To evoke trouble? Get a grip on reality…and on yourself.

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3.37
No it is shocking that highly paid Communications people cannot communicate on their web site so what are they hiding as the changes have all taken place at the weekend.
We would all love the salaries of the comms people in Dioceses

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2.16 WTF are the Killaloe appointments? Bet those 2 Ennis wanker priests are sunning their bottoms somewhere, mind you Fitzgerald is so lazy, he’s probably under a sun lamp in a sauna somewhere, he’d be too lazy, unlike Carey to even bother to wank himself.

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Marsden (Oscott) and this fella Dunn are cut from the same cloth – right wing, homophone whose protest is a protest too much and who clearly use repression and rage to fuel a certain faux outrage and indignation – the apple I fear does not fall far from the tree!!

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2.25 yer on the money – big Dunn afraid of himself and the uncle always on about sodomy and rent boys – he was barred from preaching in Motherwell (In the past – not now – anything goes here now …)

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You lot would’ve said the same of St John Vianney anything to rubbish those who call out your wicked and hypocritical lifestyles.

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Imagine being a survivor of catholic church abuse trying to deal with ecclesiastical authorities whose first line of defense is to gaslight as exemplified in today’s blog. Christians! What a bunch of sickening jokers!

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2.30 dodgy evil types – zero moral compass – fraud, gaslighting, forgery, slander, discrimination & that’s before one gets onto who’s sleeping with who, why they have caravans, 3 Alsatians, curly poodles. Does anyone know a clergyman who owns a cat? There was the late Fr Molloy who kept horses but he fell foul of the horsey set who got off Scot free decades ago. Mind yourself x
PS. There’s a very good reason why few priests keep a cat!

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Didn’t St Bernard of Clairvaux have a ting for a former Archbishop of Armagh?
Got me thinking, how many canonised saints were homosexual and imagine key role of Devils Advocate was to cover this kind of stuff up.
Newman definitely homosexual- buried with his life long lover – hilarious watching Ian Ker go all how very dare you and Newman was as straight as a dye – yeah right, as camp as a row of tents more like!!

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@9.20 my hole. You must be joking.

He encouraged a second crusade after the Siege of Edessa. Jerusalem was in Christian hands at the time (after they’d slaughtered every last Muslim when they took the city in the first crusade).

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Any news on the Killaloe appointments?
Could Carey and GF be back?
When are Carole and Yvonne getting apologies?

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Hello Todd, it’s doubtful either will be mentioned thankfully, as rumour has it Ger has left the priesthood and Fr Jerry has a criminal conviction so he’s untouchable.

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It’d be great for GF to apogize and move on. Would make him and the ladies very happy.

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7:02 Todd, you must realise by now that GF will only apologise to us when hell freezes over and that won’t happen because the coals of hell are always burning. If by chance they ever start to burn out, then maybe the priest can deliver a generous supply in his Hyundai. I wonder how many women have sat in his passenger seat in the last few years?

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9:38 If GF has left the RCC then he can stoke as many hearths as he wants to his heart’s content. He’ll need to work OT though to keep the bus driver’s mistress happy. Apparently Ger’s former buddy Mr. T. knows who she is. Perhaps I should have a chat with Mr. T. and try to find out more about her…she might be the key to solving the mystery of the 17k 🤔.

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Carole if he wont apologize then all I can say is what a manchild. Disgraceful stuff.
My information is that his coal delivery certainly warmed the lady’s house but that is all. A nil all draw as they say in football.

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@9.38 Boom Boom Pat😂
I think he probably had that intention but was shot down like Billy the Kid

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10.57 the bus drivers mistress known to most about town is about 70 & currently in dispute with the bus driver who is not well & she’s not impressed he cannot earn nor function in other departments. Very seedy business. Maybe it’s a different bus drivers mistress, how many can there be in one town! Ennis is a hive of activity!!

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A bus driver’s mistress? WTF?
TBH he needs proper professional guidance in his life.

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@10.33 are you joking? Really, around 70? Currently in dispute over performance?😂
Poor old GF needs a clean slate. Apologize to all involved, draw the dole and get a degree. He’ll be much happier. Ennis sounds hilarious😂

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STEPHEN DUNN
Firstly, I know Stephen Dunn. He is known by many as Dancer.I grew up in the same parish on the Southside of Glasgow as Stephen.
His late father was a GP and a very good and dedicated doctor he was. He was an ultra right wing Catholic who lived his faith even to the point of participating in the prayer group which stood outside hospitals where abortions were taking place. He was a devotee of the old style Latin Mass. in fact his funeral, which my family attended,was in the old form of mass.
It was from that background that Stephen came. There were numerous priests and bishops in his extended family down the generations.
Stephen is also very right wing, eccentric and truth be told a bit unhinged. That does not make him a bad person. He lives in a bubble and is not attuned to the sensitivities of those who don’t share his sincerity held beliefs.
NONE OF THOSE THINGS MAKE HIM A LIAR!!
In fact family members with more contact with clergy than me have told me that most of what he says is true and that this diocese, Glasgow, is a cesspit.
I have written this simply because I can see that Stephen’s eccentricity is being used against him to try and “cancel” him when really he has balls and courage to call out the RCC in the West of Scotland for what it is while other clergy mock him and don’t even have the courage of their convictions to stand up and be counted.
We all know the Daisy Chain and it’s members. Lying hypocrites all. Your days of kidding people on are fast coming to an end.
While I don’t share Stephen Dunn’s opinions I do admire his courage.

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Archbishop Nolan was tranfered in weeks to Glasgow to take the pressure off Big Hughie and yes Glasgow is needing strong Leadership and sadly looks like it has failed so far.
The clergy changes yes Archbishop Philip’s brother would not say NO and Andrea was desperate to get back to the Cathedral.
However Andrea, the Curia and the rest of the daisy chain the laity know who you all are and really it is time for you all to move on and Archbishop Nolan to wake up and smell the Coffee.
Glasgow is a mess can you imagine it in seven years when Archbishop Nolan retires.

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Eccentricity?? Courage ?? He’s mentally ill! He needs to be saved from himself. Even the clergy nuthouse could’nt take him!

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7.14: An OTT reaction. If these words are all you have to offer, I suggest you take a look at your own attitudes, behaviour and conscience. You might not be happy with what you discover. You’re probably on the extreme side of intolerance and prejudice.

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7:14 Your comment is extremely abusive. In fact, it is dangerously abusive. It’s not surprising women were locked up in Magdalene Laundries for generations, is it.

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4.21: A very kind, compassionate and Christian response as against the many who condemn Fr. Dunn. It’s so easy to label people as mentally unwell because they express contrary opinions to our own. There is no malice in Fr. Dunn’s letter. There are well spoken truthful observations. I don’t agree with all his narrative but he expresses himself sincerely and convincingly. There are worse commenters than this priest whose words and rhetoric are poisonous, insulting, hate inciting and utterly reprehensible. They are the unhinged ones…mostly.

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Many are attesting to know the man and the whole story/history: opinions are not based on a mere CT letter – no matter how factual some of it may be.

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anonymous at 7.41 – what are you talking about? Eejit – step back from the Jamesons ……

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-Anonymous at 10:07pm.
The Jamesons a great excuse for all kinds of ‘misbehaviours’….
Take responsibility for your own attitudes, conscience and behaviour, like a man,
-including what you post on this blog.

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Betty Turpin is tonight ordaining a Benedictine (Prinknash)@ Jericho Brother Brian Quinn and yet they have been awaiting ELEVEN years for approval from Rome for their society.
Archbishop Tartaglia tried and Betty has tried since 2014 and still no approval yet the ordination goes ahead.
Another Meath in the future.
God willing Betty will be left in Paisley till her retirement

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I knew someone, since died, who belonged to them in the nineties and said the language was terrible. I’m not surprised it’s taken so long.

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How about this for a marriage:
CCP v McCarrick, Gallagher and Bergoglio
Their offspring: a deal done on the backs of the suffering, persecuted and underground church in which the Catholic Church is no longer a threat to the Chinese state – the price;
Keeping quiet about human right abuses.
Allowing CCP to appoint its own bishops
A shed load of money to grease the deal.
Wow!! Well done fellas – the optics are impressive Catholic Church goes down on her knees to pleasure the CCP – an ancient and forever new and creative and always for cash!!

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Hilarious to see Fr John Hogan of Meath Diocese tweeting about St Benedict today. The man who brought the plague called Silverstream to Meath Diocese. I wonder if Fr Hogan has any thoughts about the canonical assassination by Silverstream of St Benedict’s namesake, Dom Benedict Andersen?

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What’s he up to these days? According to the revamped diocesan website, he’s living in Navan but not at the parochial house.

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I always think Bp Toal did the right thing with Mattie Despard, Bp Pat. She was out of control. I don’t think even you could have coped with her.

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Anon at 7.45pm

Are you Bishop toal in question? spoken like a true cathbot or catlick which wasn’t surprising in the least.

Its quite savage and atrocious treatment meted out to fr Despard. Its NOT christ like, very unchristian coming from you

Read Despard book which was an eye opener especially late Devine previous Bishop.

That book is available despite your efforts to clamp it all down even in amazon bookstore.

Have a copy of Despard book which I gave it to CTS cos better for them to read than mine due to their local knowledge. 😉😁

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7.45 It wenet on at months at the courts also in the parishes he was splitting the people.
And the treatment to supply Priests who were not even from the dioceses
Lick kid do Despard put tubs of pper above the doors and when you opened to doors your eyesight got it many other things glue in locks and the list was horrendous.
he has a NO1 seeler on Amazon for weeks and no one seen a penny.

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Just watching RTE News, biggest bonfire built is in your diocese Bishop. I hope that there is a picture of you know who going to be on top of that huge bonfire in Larne. The pope was for King Billy after all…the wretch ( the pope that is ).

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This is a powerful letter, from the heart. Some details, some aspects lack charity (altho if ‘sodomy’ is taken as criminal or socially deviant sexual acts, well there’s no end to that in the priesthood); moreover Fatima can become a weird parallel religion (which is why a few a wary of this private devotion); but the corrupt McCarrick deal; the rather factual point that Sacrosanctum Concilium only directed some changes to the Mass (which happened for a few years) not a wholesale abolition of what was, and most relevantly that network of moral nihilism, the Daisy Chain, means +Pat did well to publish it. A lot of blog owners only publish people they wholly agree with or want to mock.

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10.03: If what you say is true, then Fr. Dunn needs urgent admonishing. He is not a stable person if he exhibits these worrying and unacceptable behaviours. Some of what he says is true and very worrying re: carry-on of clergy but the rest of this long essay is very revealing of a twisted understanding of scripture, theology and ecclesiology. He must not be allowed to cause further hurt or difficulties for anyone.

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Let us step aside from the content of Dunns letter to the shape of his life. He has been without a canonical appointment for years, removed under a serious safeguarding issue and unresolved by an intense intervention. It is a scandal (in the correct sense) that he has been allowed to supply in parishes and hospitals. Glasgow Archidiocesan safeguarding – your credibility is compromised. He goes unchecked in his supply and ministry, living in grace and favour while maintaining a toxic vocal contact with CTS. Glasgow Archidiocesan Curia – your credibility is compromised. He may think he has pulled a fast one in this open letter – but this is now the catalyst to address (t)his issue …. before it explodes ……!

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Fr Stephen Dunn caused so much damage to
Sacred Heart parish in his time there that it has never recovered. From throwing himself violently on the floor of the sanctuary, to the horror of the poor parishioners and then jumping up claiming he had not skin cancer but “sin cancer” and Jesus was the cure to charging parishioners for funerals, publicly naming unmarried mothers as prostitutes and “cows” to shouting at the top of his voice to some old ladies who happened to talk to their neighbours even quietly and respectfully after mass. As one of his Archbishop’s commented before appealing to him to change his ways before eventually sending him for a sabbatical “until he loves the people in his charge he will never be the shepherd his people need and deserve”. The final straw was of course allegedly assaulting school children in the church at first Friday masses. Just ask the headteacher or parents of the
Children who were persuaded not to go to the police. Whilst I am sure there may be problems in the church in Glasgow Stephen Dunn is definitely one of the problems and most certainly not the solution. Finally, would Fr Dunn like to explain his motor accident and boasting of not knowing how many children he has to anyone who wanted to listen to him in the bars of Donegal! – something I think he needs to answer. Please Archbishop Nolan remove this priest from our parishes before he causes any more pain and hurt to so many. Don’t be fooled by him Bishop Pat.

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Good on you Bridgeton Bhoy! He was supposed to have assaulted a child and removed for ‘treatment’ – epic fail! Ask the Pluscarden monks – car he drove ’til he was banned – donated to them by his father. Pontificating about others? – he has done more damage to Christs people than most (under all the madness of this blog and McKeevers – THAT is the concern) – shame on CTS – shows how mad ye all are that this is your poster boy!! Get him out!

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God bless you for your courage to stand up for Jesus Christ, His Holy Mother, and His Bride the Church. The priesthood is blessed because of men like you.

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