IRELAND
RTE News
At least 200 people are taking part in a silent vigil in support of priests who have been censured by the Vatican.
Those taking part say they are committed Catholics who wish to show their solidarity with the priests, who they say are articulating the views of the majority of Irish Catholics.
The vigil, taking place outside the residence of the Papal Nuncio in Dublin, has been organised by We Are Church Ireland, an organisation which is pressing for reform in the Catholic Church.
The group has handed in a letter to the Nuncio calling for the revocation of the silencing of the priests by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, which they say “punished these men without due process and through secretive procedures with no right to appeal”.
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