IRELAND
BBC News
Father Brian D’Arcy has said he will continue to speak out on controversial issues affecting the Catholic Church despite being rebuked by the Vatican.
As a newspaper columnist and a broadcaster, Fr D’Arcy has been a vocal critic of church policy on clerical sex abuse, celibacy and contraception.
As part of the disciplinary action, he must now get prior approval to cover topics dealing with church doctrine.
But he said the church has not ordered him to change any of his work since.
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