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DID RYAN MC ALEER UNDERGO A CANONICAL TRIAL IN ARMAGH?

RYAN MC ALEER

Only yesterday one of my clerical sources in Armagh has told me that Ryan McAleer was the subject of an ecclesiastical trial / investigation in Armagh in September 2020.

Since June 2020 Eamon Martin had McAleer step aside from ministry.

In spite of this Mc Aleer insisted on celebrating Mass in public.

Francis Bradley

A Canon lawyer called Francis Bradley (Derry) took witness statements.

Apparently the investigation was to enquire into whether or not Ryan Mc Aleer committed a delict against the 6th Commandment.

Below is the Canon in Canon Law dealing with Ryan’s case:

Can. 1395 §1. A cleric who lives in concubinage, other than the case mentioned in can. 1394, and a cleric who persists with scandal in another external sin against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue is to be punished by a suspension. If he persists in the delict after a warning, other penalties can gradually be added, including dismissal from the clerical state.

I’m told the investigators heard from a number of witness – some of who spent up to four or five hours giving evidence and being cross-examined.

My source also claims that Mc Aleer himself refused show up for the hearing and to be interviewed.

The case was heard by three canon lawyers from the Archdiocese of Dublin.

I do not know if a canonical hearing has the power to summons the accused and witnesses?

Probably not.

As you can see from the above, the penalties for this delicit can be suspension from Holy Orders and even dismissal from the clerical state.

My source could not tell me the outcome of the tribunal.

But, as a result EamonMartin pulled Mc Aleer from Dungannon and sent him to Belgium.

So this suggests that there is more going on in Armagh than we previously knew.

Such a tribunal could hardly be set up without the knowledge and agreement of Eamon Martin?

Or was it Eamon Martin’s way of not taking action directly?

A bit like Pontius Pilate sending Jesus to appear Herod?

“……..Pilate sent him to Herod Antipas, because Galilee was under Herod’s jurisdiction, and Herod happened to be in Jerusalem at the time“.

Was Eamon doing a Pontius Pilate with Ryan?

We know that Ryan is still listed on the Armagh clergy list.

Is this temporary?

Is it permanent?

Has Ryan’s case been sent to Rome for resolution?

Are his extra studies part of a going away golden handshake?

Or has Eamon a job lined up for him in some Church sinicure?

Time will tell.

In the meantime, let the rest of us keep the victims in our thoughts, mind and prayers.

Whatever happens, we can be 100% sure that Our Ryan will not go without.

96 replies on “DID RYAN MC ALEER UNDERGO A CANONICAL TRIAL IN ARMAGH?”

We trained you well in Fleet St and Wapping. Very fond memories of the pub crawls in Fleet Street, the Party Conference’s and late night London restaurants. Still remember the night you charmed Gordon Browne in London restaurant. Great old days, Pat.

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I remember well and with great fondness. Mind you, I found it hard to keep up with you seasoned sailors. Keep in touch.

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Bishop Pat, did you ever drink at El Vino, where they filmed Rumpole drinking his chateau Thames Embankment?

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Many times. It was a favourite haunt of judges, politicians, lawyers and journalists.

The Murdoch editors and journalists were very good to me.

Piers Morgan used to send his chauffeured Jag to the airport to pick me up.

It was one if the good things that happened me post Daly.

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7.11 Simply Sausages still trading on the Farringdon Road and the great deals in Smithfield market for the freezer.

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You don’t suspend a priest and then send them for further studies at a pontifical university. I know priests studying in Rome need to get a nulla osta from the congregation of education to study.

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No you don’t. Correct.

Any priest going on studies needs a reference from his bishop.

Any lay man going needs a reference from his PP.

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No room for mistakes in life in your vocation that can be corrected. You never made any mistakes in your profession pat

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Can someone please explain to laypeople on the blog how a Canon investigation can take place in Armagh as opposed to Vatican City?

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Any bishop can set up a canonical investigation.

It’s normal that the canon lawyers conducting it come from another diocese, often the metropolitan archdiocese.

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Thank you BP. You asked ‘Has Ryan’s case been sent to Rome for resolution?’
Does the Bishop have the authority not to send findings of the investigation to Rome?

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If the Irish investigation finds the priest sufficiently guilty of serious misconduct the bishop sends the case to Rome with the request for dismissal from the clerical state.

In this case Amy seems enamoured with regards Ryan and others.

????????

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Do in layman a terms it wouldn’t be worth a bishops while conducting a cannon trial for the likes of minor misdemeanours from clergy that has become the norm?

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Fantastic detective work Pat. These cretins are a danger to public health. I feel sorry for the sheep though who keep coughing up to pay for these guys holidays and sabbaticals and study.

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7.47 there are very few truly unknowing or innocent sheep left in congregations these days. Those who finance and or provide their real world qualifications and skills to the church receive favours & benefits in kind for themselves & their families and friends. Make no mistake the RCC is a cut throat business. Next…

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…trouble is, McAleer would just join the ranks of the MIA being perpetually supported and financed by us……where else does that happen when you get yourself in to trouble and are sidelined ?……no, you get the heave-ho. Keep in mind the burden these MIA guys have on us. Old chums’ charity can only go so far. At some stage they need to head off and do what the rest of us do, work and early your own living. Where I come from I could find two handfuls of MIA guys who are costing us huge amounts of money in order to keep them, rather than them supporting themselves. I don’t mean the sick and the retired. Just those MIAs who could work and should work, and not presume that just because they are a priest they will be supported for life.

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…certainly, I don’t contribute to any cause that has to do with clerics and their toxic culture……Father !

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Dick can only be disciplined by the Cistercians and the Congregation for Religious.

The Phonz could have removed his “faculties ” but chose not to ????

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I wonder why the Phonz didn’t remove his “faculties”…?
Was Dom Dick not causing scandal to the faithful…

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9.52 Bishop Phonsie Cullinan aka “Da Fonz”, is one permanently angry Bishop, he seriously needs to take a chill pill or 5. 💊

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9.39 my brother worked at Castle when Bishop Cullinan was a Bunratty Castle entertainer. He remembers him well.

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I spoke to Dom briefly through email recently. I understand the silver stream conflict. Dom is a good man doing the best he can and I don’t defend any church or clergy. I thought he’s response on the blog was powerful and positive and a change from the devious tactics constantly used on here of berating anyone and everyone . Dom will do more than fine in this scandal. No fear of him

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I love your response,I agree I learned more in 5 mins from Dom thank did from my church or pat and this blog

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This is an interesting revelation. Evidently there was sufficient reason to initiate this canonical investigation. It sounds to me that they have taken the easiest course of action and sent McAleer away in the hope that the thing will just go quiet. Two things, however, which will work against that strategy. Firstly, McAleer himself. He will get himself in to trouble again and the problem will come home to haunt + Armagh. Secondly, this blog which will be tenacious and not let the issue go, in the interests of transparency and justice. It would have been best if + Armagh and his lawyers followed through and cut McAleer loose and withdrew all permissions for him to minister in any capacity. Even if they could not laicise him, they could stop him functioning publicly. But, as is usual, they have fallen at the first hurdle and have ensured that the problem will continue, and that McAleer will continue to do harm to himself and to others. McAleer is a big problem. Watch this space.

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Ryan was an absolute obnoxious prick in maynooth. Hiding behind lace and trying ever so hard to be an intellectual. Bottom line he is still a prick bringing anything resembling faith into a seedy little gay lifestyle. Do us all a favour Ryan and fuck off.

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Is it only people reading this blog who know about this gobshite McAleer, or is it common knowledge in the Archdiocese? Why is that ejit Martin not getting rid of him, he is only allowing this scandal to go on and on. Perhaps he should be got rid of and replaced in Armagh by someone who will finally bring this scandal to an end.

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+ Martin probably thinks he is being all pastoral and fatherly in his treatment of McAleer, giving him the endless benefit of the doubt. Don’t forget, also, that being a priest he is part of the same club and they look after each other. In any other walk of life employment regulations and HR protocols would apply and it wouldn’t be left to episcopal and priestly sentiment, and McAleer would have been got rid of long ago. Somebody needs to grip this and sort it out. Pronto. PDQ.

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10:44 You can bet that anything you read on this blog will be common knowledge, or at least rumoured, among the clergy of the diocese.
Yet strangely the priests who have reported their colleagues for child abuse are few and far between.

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McAleer is dangerous, just like Rawhide Purcell, Power Bottom JP Lyttle, Rory Coyle and the rest…..they prey on people for their own designs and know that they will get away with it and will be looked after for ever. Shocking. A leopard does not change its spots, and these guys may go away and do a bit of prayer and penance and keep their heads low, but they do not change. They might become more careful, but the will revert to their own tricks. The church is too easy on them. One day, maybe, they will go too far and then the civil and police authorities might take an interest. That’s why it is important to keep an eye on them and their activities. They need to know that people are taking an interest in them so as to minimise the danger they present, as well as to bring them to account. Sounds harsh, I know, but it is the only way.

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Interesting tidbit about rcc mindset on money.
I won’t name priest nor location of the church to protect his identity.
Heard from someone that Bishop announced raft in clerical changes. I used to see a priest there whose face hasn’t changed for many years. He used to announce cash collection location at a box at back of the church where church people put or drop in their cash into that box. So it was up to people to donate or voluntary part their own cash when mass ended.
Since bishop announced it, that priest was moved to elsewhere as another priest youngish aged 40s or younger, moved in. So I went in to see whose face was.
That new priest changed the tune instead re donation box as he got two volunteers to collect cash as they go along the pews instead of usual self donation at back of the church when mass ended.
Comment :
1. Not much cash was collected in donation box which was bit large enough to handle it.
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Hence 2nd option is to collect cash from church goers instead of self donation. Thus two volunteers went around collecting which was an unusual sight to see. (not norm in that church but yes in other Catholic churches). Thus more cash in their cash collection than the 1st option. Plus its tax free cos of their charity status with no accountability to boot.
Are they running short of cash or money but they have millions in their various bank account in various dioceses. What more do they want?
Discussed it with American deaf guy who came here for 7 weeks hols. He said he heard that some Americans refused to pay but pay their local church’s electricity or gas bill instead. That was one trick used by Catholic Americans cos they don’t know where their cash money is going to? To fund priest lifestyle, empire building, Bishop trips abroad et al which was a list of questions in their minds.

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Bishop, will we ever learn the contents of your last email to the bishop of Meath? Or has it all to be confirmed etc

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Does anybody ever think of reporting him to university of Leuven re his record of assaults back home or email certain Bishop whose area covers Leuven 🤷‍♀️.
I don’t know the full story re him except for this blog. I think it would be best to cut him loose to preserve their reputation.
However Martin takes a soft line on him which damages rcc reputation further. Which is more important, him or the victim.
In that light, they are only interested in preserving and protecting their abuser or in legal terminology, an assailant for what?
At end of the day, rcc isn’t interested in protecting you as a victim except for themselves and their abuser priests . Their previous record demonstrated that for ourselves.

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11.45 sound like Fr Ryan McAleer should be brought to the attention of the Belgian police to be kept under observation or perhaps they might request his removal from the jurisdiction in the interests of public safety. What about his Garda vetting? Surely that is compromised and he is loose in an educational setting in Belgium and in the local GAA student club. Clearly it is no longer appropriate to allow the Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy of Archbishops such as Eamon Martin or any Bishops to self-police given the well recorded and publicised dismal failures & ongoing endangerment posed to past, current & potential future victims. Fr McAleer and his supporters are typical of the intimidating church types confident in being protected by the RCC Mafia framework & with zero accountability that operate worldwide. It is preposterous and damningly unethical and downright unchristian of Archbishop Martin to follow the age old modus operandi of facilitating abusers like Fr Ryan McAleer to enjoy a funded PhD in a Roman Catholic University in Belgium amidst the many unresolved questions and concerns that are outstanding. Canon Law only serves to protect deviant clergy at immeasurable and ongoing human cost and suffering to their victims. The police are the only answer for the many Fr McAleers & their expert cover up merchants on the loose.

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Ryan Mc Aleer (Ryan Kevin)
ryan.mcaleer@kuleuven.be
Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions

Sint-Michielsstraat 4

3000 Leuven

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tel. +32 16 37 20 86

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Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions
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About me
orc_idhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-2103

Ryan Mc Aleer is a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven and a member of the Research Unit Systematic Theology and Study of Religions.

His previous studies include a double honours bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy from Maynooth University, Ireland in 2008 and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome in 2011. After several years working as the Diocesan Advisor for Religious (Primary) Education in the Archdiocese of Armagh (Ireland), he obtained a Research Master: Master of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion with a major in Systematic Theology, as well as a Licentiate of Sacred Theology, at KU Leuven in 2021. He has just completed a Master of Education at Queen’s University, Belfast (2022).

His doctoral research, under the supervision of Prof. Dr Lieven Boeve and Prof. Dr Didier Pollefeyt, explores the systematic theological foundations of the Catholic Dialogue School. A study of the dialogical philosophies of Emmanuel Lévinas and Martin Buber will help the project propose a rich concept of dialogue with which to understand divine revelation. This, in turn, hopes to provide the systematic theological underpinnings for a vision of the Catholic Dialogue School in the post-secular, post-Christian, and post-conflict context of Northern Ireland.

He is a member of the European Society for Catholic Theology and the European Academy of Religion.

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2.02: Well done to Ryan McAleer in his academic achievements. Methinks many, including Pat, must be jealous, very jealous. There are none so wicked as the so called morality police, many of whom have rattling, rotting bones in their skin!! Dark secrets behind their bravura laptop warrior mastery!! Hypocrite.

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1.36 Methinks you are one of the Cabal. Hope to see your name appear on this blog soon…Inshallah

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He sounds rather learned and should be doing great things. Perhaps he should consider S. Origen’s solution if all these rumors are true.

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The comment at 1:36 is your reminder that the church of Rome is run and followed by people who think EVERYONE is as immoral as themselves and habitually lies like themselves.
They will even be reading this comment and thinking that I must have some things going on on the side. This is because they are crooks in an international criminal organization, and why it has been continually in the news for decades.
The religion bit is a front. If you are a Roman Catholic you are either a crook or a patsy, and if you are thinking you are neither, you’re an unwitting patsy.
Humanity’s thanks to people like Bishop Buckley for doing the second most to discredit this fraud.

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1.36 indeed well done to Fr Ryan McAleer on his academic achievements, what a shame he negates that with his insatiable desire to dominate and abuse other human beings but then he has found his true home amongst his most accommodating and supportive peers and mentors in that most prestigious academy for the infliction of all manner of physical, mental & emotional abuse & endless & deliberately inflicted pain and suffering – the Roman Catholic Church.

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That PhD is a load of absolute twaddle. What useful or practical purpose does this bullshit have. Just another waste of the money the lemmings have contributed.

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Reply to;Anonymoussays:
Oct 19, 2022 at 8:41 am
When I did attend Mass many moons ago, there was always a collection, which I did not resent, I reckoned and rationalise it this way, if I go to the cinema, theatre, pub, go out for meal, it would cost, here in church I am trying to save my soul, why should I not contribute to the lighting, heating, wine, unconsecrated hosts, it all cost, I believe all should contribute even the smallest amount.
I increased my contribution by a small amount yearly.
I also contributed to Peter’s Pence with never any thing more than one (1) penny, I always suspected it, how right I was!

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@ 1:36pm
Nobody’s saying anything about McAleer’s academic achievements, it’s his Masters Degree in Hypocricy and immorality people are commenting on. The fact that he has the audacity to still say Mass, while living the life of a Hoor shows he’s got some brass neck. You would have thought with all that studying he would know he’ll be called to account.

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Fr Ryan McAleer’s flimsy reputation has taken a hammering. All 5 inches of it.

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Is it true that Ryan was an avid cottager while in Armagh? Surely no Priest would do that, the public humiliation of being caught by parishioners or worse still the Guards would be enormous.

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I could mention mens’ names who were sexual partners with Ryan McAleer. A ‘straight’ married man who has had an affair with Ryan McAleer. And a gay married couple who Ryan McAleer broke up too. This is all in the Dungannon area. The idiot used to be on Grindr all the time. He might be a book intellectual but otherwise he is an absolute idiot. Priests don’t usually send explicit images on Grindr. What a clown. That calls for another degree!

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How to interpret the 6 th commandment (which actually got cribbed, originally, from the Bible). I take it it doesn’t apply to the rest of us, only ordinands who have made clergydom promises. Predation, violence and “scandal” evidently having no force for ordinands. Is the other gent McGinn being “investigated” in the same light?

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3.53 and 3.49: What satanic inspired caca. Look yo your own weaknesses and daknesses. People like you are usually the hypocrites. McAleer has much accounting to do, undoubtedly. But your moral policing should be turned to your own consciences. I’m certain, as my life’s experiences have taught me over many years that supposedly good people often hide their filth and malfeasance very cleverly. My conscience before God is clear.

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@ 4:4pm
If anybody is talking Satanic shite, it’s you, my conscience is without a blemish unlike yours. I’m sure your life experiences have taught you plenty! People like you are judging others to be hypocrites, look to yourself before giving out anymore of your crap.

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5.58: Sir, I’ve well and truly looked to myself and my conscience: It’s a daily Ignatian exercise I follow. Just keeps me aware of my need for God’s graces and the need to help others in their weaknesses and sinfulness without ever feeling I’m better. Trouble with you judgers is that you’re always looking at others..Never at your own shabby lives. You leave your targets for dead..

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Reply to 6.17pm: ‘Sir’ please accept my apologies for I am not exactly sure how much of your head is invested in Ryan McAleer’s ass. Why are you so keen to protect him. Are you romantically involved? Did you holiday with him? Are you closeted? 😝

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6.28: Sorry to disappoint your fantasies! I’ve never condoned any abuse. I condemn all and every abuse. But I don’t bbelieve n sledgehammering any egregious sinner or abuser into the ground. If there is criminality, the civil courts will see that justice is done. If all the allegations are true about McAleer, he should be laicised forthwith. Ultimately G8d is our final judge. Never heard of the guy until he appeared on this blog. Rest safely.

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According to the Limerick Leader: St. Munchins in Limerick will be celebrating their centenary on Sunday at 11:30 am with a special Mass said by Bishop Brendan Leahy and concelebrated by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan as his first appointment was St. Munchins. ‘Everybody is welcome’ said Canon McNamara.

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@ 6:17pm
You’ve got some cheek talking about judgers when you have just judged me. How dare you, your life might be shabby mine is not. Your Ignation exercises are not working, you’re just a sanctimonious twat who thinks you’re better than anybody else. I’m here to inform you that your not.🙄

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Is it true Pat that the Archbishop in Armagh told McAleer’s victim that when told of the allegations, Ryan was shaken? The audacity of Eamon Martin. He evidently has no compassion for for the victim.

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7.03: Read your texts re: McAleer and others. You clearly don’t know the meaning of “judging” and “condemning”. Sir, you are the proverbial gospel Pharisee.. definitely. Say your prayers and ask for God’s mercy.

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Pat apparently the McAleer family have tried to pay you off to make this story die off. Is this true?

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Pat, it has quite the ring to it – ‘Dr Ryan McAleer’. The ‘artist’ formerly known as Rev Fr. On his CV he is allegedly famed for leaving teeth marks on victims and passing on STDs. Lovely. He fitted the bill well in Armagh in his work with youth.

Truth is, Ryan is that arrogant he could not take the humiliation of losing ‘Rev Fr’ and sliding back to Mr McAleer. He should take comfort from a title bought for him such as Dr.

He used to get so drunk and talk of the priests around Pomeroy and their gay antics 😂 those priests thought they had a trusted friend in him too. It’s them I feel for.

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Someone above (@3.52 I think) mentioned the St Origen solution. Origen castrated himself due to challenges around chastity. I believe (although on this point I stand to be corrected) questions were raised at the time about whether or not he could still exercise the priesthood as he was lacking male “faculties”. Occasionally we are treated to a reading from his works in the office of readings in the breviary, whenever he comes up, I smile to myself that we should be reading a commentary from him about very complex issues in systematic theology or scripture when he couldn’t even properly interpret Mathew 19:12 or the other passage “…if your hand should cause you to sin cut it off….” Cleave from that which hurts and hinders you, move away, move on and be free. Perhaps irony, at least occasionally, might be the chosen language of the divine.

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Was it St John Paul II who referred to him in speeches and other documents as a saint? Along with Hippolytus whose status was also questionable up to that point?

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For transparency sake, who pays his salary?
1) the Uni
2) Grants
3) the people of Armagh
4) self/family funded

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Does the charity regulator need more clarity on the use of the salary pot?

And where does his “self-employed” status now go with HM Revenue Commissioners?

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So if Fr Ryan McAleer is an ‘academic’ of Leuven University, why has St Joseph’s Grammar in Donaghmore recently developed links with this university’s RE faculty, and who is responsible within the school for this? This is concerning to say the least.

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The RE department in school obviously… thank God my child isn’t there. Always was an Academy woman anyway!!!!

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Is the rather angry commenter who claimed RMcA hid behind lace in Maynooth saying that as a seminarian he was into traditionalist liturgy? Fascinating.

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Nah, he was into boys and hid behind lace. Nothing to do with liturgy and more to do with burying his deep seated tendencies until he got popped.

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I believe in ‘Innocent till proven guilty’, this blog is discriminate in striping one of that basic human right.
Don’t know much about Fr McAleer but must admit did find him arrogant and full of self importance with a collar on when in his company.

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