Second Irish priest silenced by Church as anger grows over gagging attempts

IRELAND
IrishCentral

By
PATRICK COUNIHAN,
IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 8:34 AM

Irish priests are at war with the Vatican again after attempts to silence a second rebel cleric.

Veteran Marist priest Fr Sean Fagan has been ordered to stop writing and commentating in public.

The 84-year-old has been reprimanded by the church after he had called for an inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in all Irish dioceses.

His order has also bought all remaining copies of a theological book written by Fr Fagan who was required to give an undertaking not to write again.

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