IRELAND
Irish Independent
RALPH RIEGEL – 26 NOVEMBER 2013
A PRIEST sparked outrage when he asked Mass-goers to pray for the acquittal of a high profile politician accused of sex assault.
The Bishop of Cork and Ross moved to distance himself from comments made by the priest, who asked that former Lord Mayor of Cork John Murray be found not guilty.
Bishop Dr John Buckley described the comments as “offensive and inappropriate” and that he expects the priest’s order to address the issue.
The priest, who is not assigned to the diocese, apparently called for prayers for Murray (83) who was facing a trial in the Circuit Criminal Court on six charges of sexually assaulting a young teen.
Murray, who served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1993-94, was convicted on five of the six charges last Friday.
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