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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2015, 02:57 PM Jan 2015

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Dublin Priest Says He Is Gay During Mass -- Receives a standing ovation

A Dublin priest received a standing ovation after coming out as gay during Mass. Father Martin Dolan, a priest at the Church of St Nicholas of Myra for 15 years, called on parishioners to support same-sex marriage in an upcoming referendum in May. “I’m gay myself,” he added, prompting parishioners to stand up and clap for the priest. “We are all very proud of Father Martin,” said youth worker Liz O’Connor. “Because he has admitted that he is gay he doesn’t change the person that he was before it.”

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/01/09/dublin-priest-says-he-is-gay-during-mass.html

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Dublin Priest Says He Is Gay During Mass -- Receives a standing ovation (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2015 OP

can someone forward this to the Catholic League? ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2015 #1

Great to hear, things are changing... DesertDawg Jan 2015 #2

Not sure if you meant "thinks" are changing angstlessk Jan 2015 #3

Thanks DesertDawg Jan 2015 #6

He'll be defrocked before Sunday mass n/t nichomachus Jan 2015 #4

Father Dolan is a brave man he deserves the cheers and support of his parishioners azurnoir Jan 2015 #5

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

1. can someone forward this to the Catholic League?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:04 PM

Jan 2015

I'd love to see Donahue's reaction.

DesertDawg

(66 posts)

2. Great to hear, things are changing...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:06 PM

Jan 2015

May God continue to Bless you greatly Father Dolan!

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

3. Not sure if you meant "thinks" are changing

Reply to DesertDawg (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jan 2015

but it is perfect..

DesertDawg

(66 posts)

6. Thanks

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:30 PM

Jan 2015

For catching that. I did mean "things" but "thinks" are also changing. Thankfully.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

4. He'll be defrocked before Sunday mass n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:25 PM

Jan 2015

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

5. Father Dolan is a brave man he deserves the cheers and support of his parishioners

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:29 PM

Jan 2015

now as for the Catholic Church itself well that's another story entirely

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