IRELAND
Irish Central
By
PATRICK COUNIHAN,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Monday, January 21, 2013
Outspoken Irish cleric Father Tony Flannery has admitted he faces excommunication from the church for backing the rights of women to become priests.
The 66-year-old priest has told a Dublin press conference that he is considering legal action against the Vatican after he was silenced.
Catholic Church leaders disciplined Father Flannery over his outspoken views last year.
He was also told that he will only be allowed to return to ministry if he ends his leadership of the Association of Catholic Priests in Ireland.
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