IRELAND
Irish Independent

Sarah MacDonald
PUBLISHED
10/03/2015

Well-known Augustinian priest Fr Iggy O’Donovan has said he will “unquestioningly be voting yes” in May’s referendum on gay marriage.

He is the first priest to publicly admit he will disobey the Catholic hierarchy which is leading the opposition to the referendum proposal.

The Limerick-based cleric revealed his intention to the Irish Independent, as he criticised Bishop Kevin Doran’s comments on homosexuality.

He explained that he had no hesitation about supporting the introduction of gay marriage even as “an absolute believer in Catholic teaching on marriage”.