The Blog can name the priest stabbed in Waterford yesterday as FATHER BOBIT AUGUSTHY.
He is a priest of the Order of Saint Camillus and a chaplain to University Hospital Waterford.
The stabbing happened st 9.30 am on Sunday morning.
A young man in his 20s has been arrested and is being questioned by Waterford Gardai.
A senior Waterford priest told the blog last night:
“The chaplain’s house is on the hospital campus but is in a very dark and out of the way place that is accessed by a narrow lane. I would not like to live there.
The locals are afraid that this vicipus attack was somehow drugs related. Drugs are a massive problem in Waterford now”.
THE FONZ SAYS
Bishop Cullinan added that he is also praying for the priest’s chaplaincy colleagues, who would have also been affected by the incident. “It’s a huge shock,” he said.
In a further statement on Sunday evening, the bishop said: “The priest who had been treated in University Hospital Waterford today following a stabbing incident has been discharged and has now returned to his residence. I wish to thank all for their concern, and ask that people remember him in their prayers at this time as well as the person who perpetrated this crime.”
PAT SAYS
The attack on Father Bobit was vicious and tragic.
He has come from India to assist in the Irish Church.
His order, The Order of St Camilus is dedicated to the care of the sick.
Hence, Fr Bobit’s presence as chaplain in Waterford hospital.
We wish him a full and speedy recovery.
We also pray for his young attacker who now finds himself in a very serious situation.
Have readers heard of other attacks on priests.
Sadly, they do happen occasionally.
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108 replies on “PRIEST STABBED IN WATERFORD WAS FROM INDIA.”
Very sorry for Fr Bobit and praying for him and wishing him a full recovery.
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9.24 Amen, please God this kind gentle priest so far away from home will make a full recovery.
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9.24 poor Fr Bobit is lucky to be alive from the sounds of it. Another victim of our broken Irish health service.
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The only example of a priest being killed I can think of is Roger Matassoli who was killed by a young man he abused as a child, by ramming a crucifix down his throat.
The perpetrator should really have been moved to another parish so he could do it again, in fairness.
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It’s people like you who give the anti catholics a bad name
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Why? He’s merely reflecting the church’s actual attitude back at you, ‘father’. 😂
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9.46: That thug at 9.30 is not anti Catholic. He’s an ugly brute, hateful and a low life piece of humanity. A morally bankrupt psycho. His comment should be removed. It’s racist: it’s violent . I shall bring the content of this blog to my Garda station, a few yards away. We’ve had enough of hate inciting bullying on this blog.
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9.30: IN ALL THAT’S GOOD AND HOLY: Pat, why did you allow this comment to be printed? There can be only one reason. I’ll leave it for sickos to answer. It’s an outrageous, inflammatory and hate inciting comment. It would not be tolerated on any platform. Would you like if a hater, like this sicko, directed a thug to the Oratory with the intention of beating you? I am absolutely disgusted that you print this hate speech.
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My absolutely favourite thing on this blog is when the cathbots refer to it as printed.
See, I said some weeks ago that in rural Ireland it’s printed out and posted on the church door for the faithful to try to scrawl their comments. 😂
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That is why I come here, I hate the Catholic Church and nowhere else on the globe am I allowed to air my views. My own Church sees me as extreme so I thank Pat for allowing me to write.
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2.05pm what is your own Church? How can you “own” a Church that restricts your constitutional right to autonomy and free speech and that is not even Catholic? Why do you hate the Catholic Church & why as a non Catholic are you commenting on this blog for victims, survivors & supporters of Roman Catholic Church related wrong doing?
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Fool at 9.30: On this halloween day I hope some kind of shrapnel flying from fireworks gets you in the heart! People like your type are useless for society. Have nothing to offer.
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12.07 what exactly are you bringing to the table Fr/Sr? Last time we looked even the table was missing.
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@12.07 A fine pagan festival is Halloween. Great craic too – ask my kids. That St Patrick brought us nothing but trouble and left us with far more dangerous 2 legged grass snakes.
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12.07 bad minded catlick you are, clear off & say a few prayers before you give yourself a stroke or something.
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Reports that Roger had also abused the child’s father and that his grandfather had killed him self on learning that both his son and grandson were abused by Fr Roger Matassoli. French police acknowledged that this priest had shattered generations of the same family.
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Quite. But the cathbots are only bothered by the ‘anti-catholicism’ in the above comment.
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9:30 Thank you for this comment. Always valuable to see how the members of the cult are violent, even in the face of an obvious joke like your comment.
In fact the truth will make them free, and their determination not to hear the true estimation of their ‘church’ in the public mind should not stop you saying it. 👍
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@9:30
A most unfair comment. Don’t you remember the mass (lol) protests by Catholics™️ when priests who were caught raping children in one parish were moved on to do it in the next?
No, me neither.
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Get them all, the Rangers
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The villan of the day, Weldone buddy!
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Priests who abused local kids on the overseas missions sometimes came to a bad end for those reasons but it was often covered up by Church as robbery being the motive. Many emigrants educated by missionaries and now working here in the NHS have terrible stories to tell about their experiences at the hands of these so called good Irish nuns and priests.
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‘Many’? Really? Which research methodology enabled you to reach that finding? Was it qualitative or quantitative? Or what it sheer prejudice and intolerance?
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@11.49 I’ve been a frontline NHS nurse for over 30 years. Would you like me to tell the blog about the various escapades of priests and their lovers that sometimes end up in A&E?? Thanks for reminding me why I left holy Ireland and only on this blog to support an old friend your lot are mucking about.
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Foreign priests get the worst accommodation and living conditions in Ireland. The cute hoors and desk priests dump on them big time. Shame in Bishops responsible for these vulnerable young priests far from home like Fr Bobit Augusthy. Hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.
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9.47 it’s not just foreign priests, try being deliberately housed in a shared presbytery with a publicly acknowledged and long standing dictator for a parish priest. The respite of a sabbatical quickly wears off I guarantee you.
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Every Brazilian Catholic I’ve seen on Facebook has a vote Bolsonaro thing up. In every moral matter it’s remarkable how they always always choose the side of destruction and death while still calling it life. SMH.
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Druggies and dealers use church grounds and cemeteries but church management choose to ignore the activities of those closely connected to their inner circles. Hope Fr Bobit makes a full recovery. We will pray for him.
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I’m sure your prayers will make an enormous difference.
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11.43 Oh Ye of little faith but then it’s further evidence that it certainly wasn’t prayer that got you where you are. 😒
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9.53: Thus is an absurd comment. Are you seriously suggesting that priests are deliberately allowing drug dealers and addicts roam freely in churches and on church grounds? Did you ever approach druggies as you call them, while at church or church grounds? I’d say you’re a f*****g snowflake..Coward. Even the Gardai find it difficult to move on the addicts from our Church but I have spoken with some addicts and I know the difficulty. You haven’t a clue, plonker.
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12.14 The Roman Catholic Church is well known for turning a blind eye when it might affect the balance sheet.
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Where is this ex De La Salle monk ordained for Killaloe these days?
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He was in our parish for a while, last we heard he was living in Kikrush Road area of Ennis. He would be very old now.
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Far away from children I hope but you never know..
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10.36 unless he’s dead, I wouldn’t be surprised if he found working as a school or hospital Chaplin in some obscure location.
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9.55 Fr Gerry Kenny was Diocesan Secretary for Killaloe at the time and confirmed that in 1995, Bishop William Walsh had no knowledge of the prior abuse history of Fr Con Desmond. Fr Kenny confirmed that Bishop Walsh received information from the Gardai in 2002, he suspended him.
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3.40pm: Deloitte, I’d say you have difficulty with truth. You play loose with it!!
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8.54 not as much difficulty as Russell
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A Partner in law firm Thompson’s Scotland, Laura Connor says it is vital perpetrators are brought to justice even decades after allegations are made. Colin Higgins was able to provide police with updated information when he discovered many years later that contrary to police information, his abuser was alive. Moves are now being made to extradite him from Canada but Laura Connor says that “far too often lawyers acting for victims hear the focus is on the health and well being of the sometimes elderly accused rather than on the health and well being of their alleged victims. Many victims suffered so dreadfully they continue to be deeply affected today. That’s why it is so important that those perpetrators that live abroad must be pursued”. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service confirmed it is seeking the former monk’s extradition. 3,000 Brothers continue to operate at more than 1,000 schools and education centres in 80 countries. Despite hundreds of victims coming forward and police identifying many more, only 3 men were ever convicted, a monk, a civilian woodwork teacher and a night watchman all working within the De La Salle Order. The long term physical and psychological effects of the abuse they suffered resulted in several of the victims going on to engage in crime themselves.
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I am sorry to hear about Fr Bobbit and what has happened to him. He is only one of many priests from foreign parts who have come to Ireland and elsewhere to minister. It does expose the way in which bishops and dioceses are taking the easy route in trying to stem their demise and to solve their problems. Bring in foreign clergy, bring them from where they have been trained and educated, and where they could also minister, and use them for our own needs. At heart there is an essential selfishness to this tactic. What bishops and diocese should be doing is to solve their own issues at home. In essence, the issue is lack of vocations, however, rather than addressing that in a sensible and mature way by thinking seriously about priesthood and clerical life – namely celibacy and all male priesthood – they cop out and take the easy route and import foreign priests. I would much rather that they address these issues seriously, and ask the question “why do we not have homegrown vocations ?”, examine the answers and come up with home grown solutions. And, there are home grown solutions. They are just too lazy and scared to think them through and to implement them.
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10.32 Selfish Bishops too busy feathering their own nests. They & their cohorts shall be known by their actions and inactions taken in their own cynical self interests.
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Frequently recurring text at 10:32am.
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Yeah like the order of mass. That’s the same but you don’t mind that.
Wonder what the difference is.
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Eh ? What you going on about… ?
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10.32
Bishop have been told Ireland and the UK does not have a shortage of Clergy it is the management of Clergy that is to blame as rome has said.
there is far too many parishes and Masses said and it all needs to be streamlined.
The ratio for Clergy v Lay Faithful is higher in the Ireland and In the Uk care.
1 Priest to 3314 Global
1 Priest to 1475 Europe
1 Priest to 2086 America
1 Priest to 5089 Africa
Just bad management in Dioceses of Ireland and the UK
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Excellent point at 4:20. 👍
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4.20 Foreign priests are a lot more hardworking than Irish ones. They don’t spend so much time on their phones either.
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Whilst dozens of US bishops and superiors have released their own lists of accused clergy, Ireland is notorious for taking legal action to prevent names of abusers being published.
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Every diocese on the island of Ireland needs to be investigated.
Safeguarding MUST be completely independent of the RCC.
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Why do you keep on saying this crap, @12:31? Are you autistic?
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1:59 So the steps 12:31 is suggesting have been taken?
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More hate speech from Catholics™️ at 1.59, both wanting to avoid investigation and insulting neurodivergent people into the bargain.
Remember, folks, when they talk about love what they mean is crime and violence.
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@1 :59 Are you scared of what might be uncovered?
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It is a bit “on the spectrum” to cut ‘n’ paste exactly the same couple of sentences nearly every day.
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@5:18 What’s the spectrum range or extent of diocesean abuse covered up in Ireland?
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@1.59.
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Two of my grandchildren, 1 boy, 1 girl are autistic, they are not famous and our family take great exception to frequent disparaging remarks from Roman Catholic Church clergy & members to autistic, vulnerable and disabled people on this blog and elsewhere. It is an offence to circulate or use for personal gain information gained in the course of ones employment or volunteering or to incite hatred but then that’s what the types the RCC attract get off on.
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Bishop Pat, have you had any information about the priest who apparently has fallen out with his sugar Mammy?
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Which Diocese? Killaloe?
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12.16 No, I’m back at work tomorrow – it the talk of our workplace – the person who has the full ins and outs was talking about contacting the Bishop Pat. Maybe they did it over weekend but I’ll remind them tomorrow.
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11.44 do you mean some rich aul widow was bankrolling a priest? I thought most of them were gay and ordained on basis of how “obliging” they were in the Seminary. This will be an interesting new story on the blog, looking forward to hearing more. I suppose priests have plenty time to be sizing up wealthy women on their phones now with all the new technologies. Even more headaches for Pope Francis.
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Wishing Fr Bobit a speedy recovery.
I heard that the Indian priest in Shannon was very popular. Apparently when he said Mass, there were more parishioners in the pews. I reckon Rosney’s halcyon days of meeting up in the sacristy & other public places with Lady X are common knowledge amongst The Faithful. Don’t forget to take your kids to the Novena 😜.
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@11.45 as the father of two teenage daughters I have let my mother in law know in no uncertain terms that she will not be taking my daughters to any more masses.
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1.36 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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11.45 poor Fr Francis & Fr Joy gets put out in the rain to do the burials – Fr Rosney sometimes does not appear in the cemetery although he will have said the funeral mass.
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1.51 God love them, they will be hoping for more cremations now the weathers turned so cold. That’s not nice to be putting them out in the bad weather more than the Irish priests who look like hardy fit lads & well used to bad Irish winters. Our PP here in Limerick is always out & about keeping fit but he wouldn’t shy away from a burial on a rainy day, fair play to him.
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1.51 Spot on. Rosney did the funeral Mass for my husband’s uncle but came no where near the cemetery. He sent the elderly Canon.
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4.05pm I only read this blog & do not comment normally but In our house we are very angry now to read that Canon O’Donoghue who was a much respected priest here in Ennis for over 20 years is not being treated with more respect by Fr Rosney in Shannon. Canon O ‘Donoghue established the Ennis Old Folks Club that my parents & extended family attended here in the Ennis Community Centre and bingo hall. He established Christmas Day dinners for the elderly and the homeless, was involved in the establishment of 2 schools in Ennis for children with special needs, St Clare’s & St Anne’s -We. could go on and on about all he did for people in the town of Ennis. Canon O’Donoghue did several weddings for our family and was always there for us in times of bereavement throughout the days before during and after. These new priests are behaving like spoilt brats in my opinion. These new PPs would do well to remember that Respect is earned not demanded by those indeserving of same.
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Mgr Glover RIP had worked in the diocesan curia since 1991, and in a different desk job before that. I was pleased to see that he gave his nationality as British.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI058844/officers
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12.27
Nationality: Irish
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Why don’t Bishop Phonsie place that light fingered priest he covering up for in the dark & dodgy presbytery surrounded by knife wielding druggies instead of placing a vulnerable foreign priest clearly somewhere none of Phonsies pets are willing to minister. Better still why don’t the loud Phonsie normally with so much to say for himself get his butt out & about & get rid of them. He could try telling them to “disappear” or get them arrested if he wanted to. That’s what they do in Ennis.
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“No one is hated more than those who speak the truth”.
Some very angry catlicks & clerical cover up merchants on the blog today.
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It’s almost like they’re frightened of what might happen if their own victims decided they’d had enough.
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Anthony Sweeney aged 22 has been charged. He is alleged to have scaled the wall from the department of psychiatry at University Hospital Waterford in Ardkeen and gained access to the Chaplins house. Detective Garda Harty told the court that Sweeney stabbed Fr Bobit 6 times in the face, head & 4 times in the back. Fr Bobit has been discharged from hospital. Sweeney returned to his bed in the department of psychiatry where he was arrested shortly afterwards. The seriousness of this unprovoked attack may mean it will be upgraded to include attempted murder & burglary.
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Very sad circumstances 😢
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Pat,
Our clergy place themselves at risk everyday of the week a just like yourself and clergy do not want personal alarms as they just want to do their duties.
So it was nice of you to admit this is a very sad circumstances indeed.
the days are gone with live in housekeepers although staff can be there at times to cook, clean or admin.
It is sad that Chapels, Pastoral centres and Clergy homes are all 24/7 CCTV just the sign of the times.
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2.55: Very sad circumstances…you say, Pat, yet you have allowed a comment at 9.30am (and others) to say that the perpetrator should have been forwarded to another parish yo do the same to any priest!! Do you think such a comment is acceptable? God help the priest and God help the patient. It’s so sad. I am appalled that any person on this blog is allowed to spout hate inciting violence against priests.
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4:25 Is it even possible to be as stupid as you?
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4:25 Not bothered by the threat of violence at 12:07 then?
So that’s ok?
Selective much?
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That priest should return home for his recovery and rest.
Can’t understand that Presbytery house quite close to mental hospital. Who planned this?
Its like buying a house or living in a house next to Mountjoy prison with all possible risks.
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Its not a mental hospital. It is a psychiatric unit of a general hospital
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Oops 👆
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3.34: Deaf Guy: cop yourself on. This is a very serious matter and not one for a bugs bunny reaction. Cop on.
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Deaf Guy
I am disappointed in you at 3.34. I have been reading you posts for some weeks. They are long winded and quite frankly and not worth reading, even the ones on CTS Scotland. You are rambling and give the impression that blogging is the only interest in your life.
As 4.27 says it is a serious matter. A poor man has been brutally stabbed a long way from home. Please show some compassion. You have made light of it.
Pax
Garngad Lad
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Garngad lad at 5.22pm
I made a mistake when I mentioned mental hospital s I didn’t read it while lot or skipped it through. It was a psychiatric unit inside the main hospital.
I did raise a concern that its too close to priest residence with all kind of possible risks. No common sense in selecting a place like this.
For fr bobit, it might be best for him to return to India for rest and recovery, also much less of a trauma as well and not come back here.
Been off medication for weeks which probably affected me but still no excuses. I wanted my health return bit by bit to normal. That’s all I have to say here.
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6.34 I agree with you Deaf Guy, the wall between hospital & priests house should have been secured from the outset.
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Pat, why don’t you answer my legitimate question at 4.25pm? Stop avoiding legitimate questions when they involve the security and safety of any person, cleric or otherwise.
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He / she are expressing their own views not mine and were being sarcastic.
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oh wise one pray tell how you delved that the comments were sarcastic, what runes were you devining ?
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Pat at 4:56 the cathbots have actually made my point for me. I am 9:30 and was reflecting back their so-called church’s treatment of abusing priests. The fact they think it is terrible when I say it but never raised an objection when the bishops were doing it, is actually the point I was making.
Stupid, aren’t they?
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@ 4:50pm
Sadly, you know who giving out to you again Patsy, don’t mind her. She’s quite mad and very vindictive.
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6.34: Deaf Guy: I agree with Garngad Lad at 5.22. You have the awful habit of overstating your views. Keep them more cogent, simpler and less frequent. We don’t need to know about your friends expeditions/exhibitions in Thailand’s dirt holes or elsewhere!! If you get my drift…
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Perhaps the Catholics™️ have forgotten that they’ve tried this ‘hate speech’ line on this blog before and it didn’t wash then. In fact it’s the usual reaction of right wingers to any criticism, to claim that they are being persecuted.
In fact they make out anything except unconditional adulation is persecution…. because they want to control the whole world.
Every diocese on the island of Ireland must be investigated and safeguarding must be completely independent of ‘the’ ‘church’.
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@ 5:58pm
I think perhaps you’ve forgotten that left wingers like you are no different and can’t stand any criticism of your erroneous opinions. Your reaction is exactly what we expect, as all you want is unconditional adulation when you babble on and on and blame everything on The Church and not the individuals who are responsible. It must be that persecution complex all you liberals have along with that enormous chip on your shoulders.
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5.51: No sir, your 9.30 comment is precisely a HATE INCITING ONE. You’re obviously not very clever. You seem even more confused, hater. Learn TRUTH and RESPECT.
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8.09 Truth & Respect aren’t words the public associate with the slave masters & mistresses, baby smugglers, paedophile protectors & fake passport merchants that helped the Roman Catholic Church amass its worldwide wealth.
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8.09 why all the shouty capital letters?!
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I wish Father Bobit well, it’s going to take some time for him to recover both physically and psychologically from this attack Is a terrifying occurrence for anyone to have to endure, and not as uncommon a one might think. I hope he gets the help he will need.
I bet Father Bobit was sold the glory of the Irish, and, the Irish Roman Catholic church before he arrived.
Death of Roman Catholic priests and nuns are not unknown in India.
Father Kuriakose Kattuthara had testified against Roman Catholic alleged rapist Bishop Franco Mulakkal, found dead. India 22 Oct 2018
Since 1987 20 Roman Catholic nuns bodies found dead in wells on convent property India .
Many priests both Hindu & Roman Catholic killed in India.
Disgraced ex-Roman Catholic priest Dino Cinel, 76, was stabbed to death last month by his 18-year-old lover in Medellin, 26 Mar 2018 — Colombia.
Not forgetting Archbishop Oscar Romero Colombia 1980
It would be interesting to know the background of the attacker of Father Bobit, and what is his psychiatric condition, and why his target was a priest.
Is it just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time?
or a deliberate, premeditated attack.
Rectories and presbyteries will have to have better surveillance, and a high degree of security around there homes and churches, just imagine being on the alter and therefore that person will be a sitting duck, and will be in the line of fire for anyone who chooses to kill them.
Has it come to the point where priests will have to wear bullet proof vests, and/or have bullet proof resistant plexiglass around the alter?
How casual visitors to their home are managed, it will be difficult.
How many of us leave out backdoor unlocked/ when we are in the house.
As you might expect, most home burglaries occur between 6pm to 6am. This is when most of us are in bed or out for the night, and burglars can sneak in under cover of darkness.
Over 60% of burglaries happen during this period.7 Dec 2021
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In my diocese, if you go through the clergy list, over 50% have South Asian, Filipino, or Nigerian names. And increasing year on year. Still a few Polish, but they are increasingly going home because of Brexit. The congregations, likewise, are over 50 % foreign / immigrant. The Catholic Church in the UK will not be the Italian Mission to the Irish in years to come but the Third World Mission to those from the Third World. Hey, the bishops only have themselves to blame !
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so you’re not really a catholic then? you want national churches like Anglicanism. Not a fan of universalism. Good to know.
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A London church might predominantly have Afro-Caribbean and Indian Massgoers, plus some older natives who’d be actually older Irish immigrants. Not sure there are more ways to expiate on the stupidity and incompetence of bishops who treated sexual abuse as something like alcoholism and needing nothing more than a short spot of treatment before the sex offender shuffle to a new unsuspecting parish.
Hopefully Fr Augusthy recovers and can keep going as a priest and that something genuine is done to ensure some basic safety for hospital workers.
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6.03: Queenievenus Pluto: You make valid points re: safety and security for presbyteries. I had two horrible experiences, one after a Sunday evening mass when two men jumped on me from bushes beside my front door as I was about to enter. I went in fast to hallway and as one of them ran towards me I put out my hands and stuck my fingers in his eyes: I then ran out the door and kicked the other guy while I screamed at passers by. The thugs were caught. In a country presbytery surrounded by trees, shrubs and a wall, I had many late night callers that I didn’t stay for too long in the parish as I was very fearful I would be attacked. The nearest Garda station was 25 miles away. I know many priests and religious have been murdered and seriously injured throughout the world. There are religious and political extremists everywhere. But there are also many people who are psychologically and pathologically irrational that they can attack anyone. We are fortunate that this priest, Fr. Bobit wasn’t fatally wounded. A Sri Lankan priest was similarly attacked in Portlaoise some time back. These are horrible incidents and that is why I deplore comments which minimise the seriousness of these potentially serious attacks as at 9.30am. With my house on a busy thoroughfare and right beside the Church I get many passers by, some I know from over the years but some are “drugged up” and very aggressive. Yet, we try not to refuse some help.
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Reply to;Anonymoussays:
Oct 31, 2022 at 6:55 pm
Well done Father, good for you, I wouldn’t like to get into a tussle with you, its fantastic that you retained presents of mind during your attack, the problem is being left frightened afterwards, its very upsetting after such an attack, it robs you of the ability of trusting, and make you remain hyper alert, which is in itself is very stressful.
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8.37: Nowadays, because of the child and vuknerable safeguarding policies in parishes, it’s almost impossible to allow anyone – a stranger particularly – into your home. Accusations can easily be made. Recently a guy knocked on my door and as I opened it he came right inside to the hallway. He seemed agitated, about 35. He unnerved me very quickly that I gave him €20 and he left. It was the quickness of stepping inside that frightened me. I’ve thought since of what could have happened….What do we do when a stranger seeks help?
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Happy hallowewn everyone, my favourite holiday of the year. Trust it to be pissing rain for the kids trick or treating , never fails each year. I hope everyone has kept the animals inside. The fireworks have them tormented.
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Them bludy fireworks!
They’ve been going off here for over a week! Far too early!
Mi poor cat is terrified and has been cowering under the Christmas tree all week!
Bah Humbug!
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You and your blog is blamed
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I’m a Shannon parishioner and we had the privilege of having 2 Indian priests in our parish. Unfortunately for us we lost Fr Francis to Toomevara in August. We still have the lovely Fr James.
They’re two beautiful souls. Great men of faith and genuinely care for and respect their parishioners and that respect is returned by the people of the parish.
Might I add we are also blessed with Canon O’Donoghue who is very precious to us all.
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