IRELAND
Irish Independent
Sarah MacDonald
May 4 2018
The Catholic Church has called gardaí to investigate images apparently showing a man in priest’s vestments performing a sex act on the altar of an Irish church.
It is understood that several senior clerics, including bishops, have been made aware of the shocking images over recent days.
The Catholic Church confirmed to the Irish Independent the matter had been reported to gardaí and a full investigation is expected to follow into the apparent sacrilege.
A spokesperson for the diocese declined to comment further for legal reasons in view of “the criminal nature of the alleged incident”.
A source who obtained the images, and who wants to remain anonymous, described what is depicted as happening in the church as “an abomination”.
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