SCOTLAND
Daily Record
Nov 16, 2014 By Leona Greenan
Parishioners at St John Ogilvie Church in Blantyre claim they were booted out after praying for suspended priest Father Matthew Despard.
The group of supporters for Father Despard have been meeting outside the church grounds every Saturday following vigil mass to pray for a “speedy outcome” for the priest.
But they say that on Saturday, October 25, an assistant priest invited the group to pray inside.
However, they claim that shortly after lining up to pray, they were told to “get out of the church.”
They also allege that they were told the initial priest had no right to invite them in.
The group have gathered every Saturday, no matter the weather, over the last year since the then parish priest of St John Ogilvie Church, Father Matthew Despard, was suspended.
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