IRELAND
Irish Independent
ELAINE KEOGH – 19 MAY 2013
A CLERIC who accidentally showed gay porn to parents of schoolchildren in the North has been appointed parish priest of Clogherhead.
It is nearly a year since Fr Martin McVeigh decided to take a sabbatical after the images flashed up on a screen as he made a presentation to the parents of children preparing for confession in advance of their First Holy Communion.
“He wants us to give him a chance, and he seems to be sincere about it, but we are still very angry at the way this has happened,” said one parishioner.
At a meeting in the village last week, Fr McVeigh maintained his innocence, insisting that he had no idea where the gay porn images had come from.
Parishioners were told earlier this month by Cardinal Sean Brady that Fr McVeigh was going to be their new parish priest.
It is believed he had expressed a wish to return to Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, where the incident happened.
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