Irish church scandal: ‘priest' desecrates altar with gay sex acts(Fake or real news)

handlemaster · 06-05-2018 10:00AM #1

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/altar-sex-act-by-man-in-priest-vestments-is-caught-on-camera-36872132.html

The church wouldnt report child abuse but will jump when it appears two people have consentual relations. Wheres the property they agreed to hand over to the state ?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 06-05-2018 10:02AM

Any chance of a summary or hint as to what you're on about? I'm not falling for Indo click bait.

frag420 · 06-05-2018 10:04AM

Consensual relations...in a church...on the altar!!

If you caught the deli staff screwing the shelf stacker across the counter in your local mace...you would report it too yeah?

RockDesk · 06-05-2018 10:05AM

"It is understood that several senior clerics, including bishops, have been made aware of the shocking images over recent days."

They made sure they all had a good look at it before handing it over.

wexie · 06-05-2018 10:07AM

RockDesk wrote: »

They made sure they all had a good look at it before handing it over.

Well they would have wanted to make sure it wasn't them or a buddy they were hanging out to dry.

Gotta look out for your friends you know

Jim Bob Scratcher · 06-05-2018 10:07AM

The priest was obviously doing the lords work

Galwayguy35 · 06-05-2018 10:13AM

Yeah it's hilarious when it happens in a Catholic church because it's cool to laugh at that but if it happened in a mosque I've a feeling it might be a little different.

It's a place of worship for Catholics and they shouldn't have done it.

handlemaster · 06-05-2018 10:14AM

frag420 wrote: »

Consensual relations...in a church...on the altar!!

If you caught the deli staff screwing the shelf stacker across the counter in your local mace...you would report it too yeah?

Honestly. Wont bother me. I wouldnt be a big deli buyer. Id have a look first. .. you could always pick up some tips

wexie · 06-05-2018 10:22AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah it's hilarious when it happens in a Catholic church because it's cool to laugh at that but if it happened in a mosque I've a feeling it might be a little different.

It's a place of worship for Catholics and they shouldn't have done it.

I'd agree with you that's it's pretty disrespectful, however there's nothing in that article to suggest it wasn't catholics at it.

As a matter of fact it seems they're not even sure it wasn't a priest...

He urged the bishop of the diocese to launch an investigation to determine whether the man in religious vestments is actually a priest.

frag420 · 06-05-2018 10:26AM

handlemaster wrote: »

Honestly. Wont bother me. I wouldnt be a big deli buyer. Id have a look first. .. you could always pick up some tips

Like stay away from the ham slicer...she is bad news that one!!

Galwayguy35 · 06-05-2018 10:38AM

wexie wrote: »

I'd agree with you that's it's pretty disrespectful, however there's nothing in that article to suggest it wasn't catholics at it.

As a matter of fact it seems they're not even sure it wasn't a priest...

I doubt it, more than likely some fella who got the vestments and put them on.

Personally I don't think it's a criminal offence or anything like that but if they wanted to shag then find somewhere other than a place where people go to pray.

Old people often go to the church during the day when it's quiet and they would get quite a shock to see 2 lads riding on the altar.

handlemaster · 06-05-2018 10:48AM

Maybe it was two auld lads

kneemos · 06-05-2018 11:18AM

Where would an ordinary punter get vestments?
Wouldn't rule out the priest angle.

Not the worst thing that could happen a church.
You could be babtised for example.

06-05-2018 11:27AM

While I wouldn't be a big fan on the churches general handling of sex scandals, I don't think they're overreacting with the concern over what is a sacred space to many being defiled by either rogue clergy people, or crass morons/wannabe edgy types/pretendy Satanists committing what would seem to be a sacrilegious act.

I don't know if it constitutes a crime, but it is pretty despicable to disregard the significance of an altar to believers.

dude_abided · 06-05-2018 11:28AM

There is a certain irony of what people would get riled up about and what people will be amused about.

If I walked into a mosque and started having a picnic of bacon sandwiches, washing down with beer whilst with a scantily clad woman, it would be all over the news...

Not saying one is better or worse, I'm just curious if its a genuine lack of respect or if there is some fear in there as well?

BENDYBINN · 06-05-2018 11:31AM

Maybe the priests were on cocaine......it can make one do strange things.

Galwayguy35 · 06-05-2018 11:32AM

kneemos wrote: »

Where would an ordinary punter get vestments?
Wouldn't rule out the priest angle.

Not the worst thing that could happen a church.
You could be babtised for example.

They are in the room behind the altar so not that hard to get.

As I said before if this happened in a mosque or synagogue I think the reaction would be a lot different.

amcalester · 06-05-2018 11:35AM

Why aren’t the church trying to cover this up?

That’s their usual modus operandai.

Atoms for Peace · 06-05-2018 11:37AM

RockDesk wrote: »

"It is understood that several senior clerics, including bishops, have been made aware of the shocking images over recent days."

They made sure they all had a good look at it before handing it over.

I have an image of a shifty eyed bishop demanding a copy of the images for further masturbation, sorry investigation.

Atoms for Peace · 06-05-2018 11:44AM

dude_abided wrote: »

There is a certain irony of what people would get riled up about and what people will be amused about.

If I walked into a mosque and started having a picnic of bacon sandwiches, washing down with beer whilst with a scantily clad woman, it would be all over the news...

Not saying one is better or worse, I'm just curious if its a genuine lack of respect or if there is some fear in there as well?

One results in riling up a few sanctimonious old gits while the other results in you living in fear if getting your head chopped off. My head is worth more than a few likes on social media.

kneemos · 06-05-2018 11:49AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

They are in the room behind the altar so not that hard to get.

As I said before if this happened in a mosque or synagogue I think the reaction would be a lot different.

If it happened on a rooftop the reaction would be different.
It happened in a church.

looksee · 06-05-2018 01:16PM

How did mosques and synagogues get into the discussion?

Of course it is not good/appropriate/desireable for people to have sex on an altar, any more than if a couple of fellas got into anyone's kitchen and did the same.

The point is that the first resort of complaint by the clergy was the law, which is a bit ironic given their reluctance in the past to contact the gardai in other situations involving inappropriate sex acts.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2018 05:09PM

This link got forwarded onto to me. Is this real or fake news?

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/irish-church-scandal-priest-desecrates-altar-with-gay-sex-act

pleas advice · 06-05-2018 05:13PM

heres a link from the Independent, but then i wouldn't trust them either...
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/catholic-priest-allegedly-a-prime-suspect-as-gardai-probe-images-of-sex-act-on-church-altar-36878470.html

One eyed Jack · 06-05-2018 05:24PM

Life imitating Art I would say:

Webcams in churches nowadays isn't all that unusual, so I imagine that's likely how they got the still photographs.

fin12 · 06-05-2018 05:30PM

pleas advice wrote: »

heres a link from the Independent, but then i wouldn't trust them either...
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/catholic-priest-allegedly-a-prime-suspect-as-gardai-probe-images-of-sex-act-on-church-altar-36878470.html

I just read the article, it says that Bishop Buckley is gay, I don’t understand how is a practicing bishop if he is publicly gay? I don’t really understand the article. I remember a polish catholic priest came out as gay last year but left the church.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2018 05:32PM

fin12 wrote: »

I just read the article, it says that Bishop Buckley is gay, I don’t understand how is a practicing bishop if he is publicly gay? I don’t really understand the article. I remember a polish catholic priest came out as gay last year but left the church.

From my understanding I think it's okay to be gay but not to act on your urges!

EdgeCase · 06-05-2018 05:33PM

"Independent Bishop" ??

One eyed Jack · 06-05-2018 05:33PM

fin12 wrote: »

I just read the article, it says that Bishop Buckley is gay, I don’t understand how is a practicing bishop if he is publicly gay? I don’t really understand the article. I remember a polish catholic priest came out as gay last year but left the church.

He was dismissed from the Catholic Church:

Pat ministered in South Wales from 1976 until 1978 until he returned to Ireland. He then ministered in the Diocese of Down and Connor from 1978 until 1986 when the then bishop, Cathal Daly, dismissed him for his liberal views and from being outspoken about Catholic Church scandals in the media. He had served in 3 parishes in D&C - the Cathedral in Belfast, Kilkeel in County Down and Larne in Co. Antrim.

Pat remained in Larne after his dismissal and immediately set up an independent ministry which continues to the present day. He does everything any Catholic priest does and has also developed a special ministry to those estranged from the Catholic Church and other churches - the divorced, the LGBT community, women and men involved in relationships with priests etc.

Source: http://bishoppatbuckley.org/index.html

fin12 · 06-05-2018 05:33PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

From my understanding I think it's okay to be gay but not to act on your urges!

Ok I didn’t know that, I thought if you declared that you are a gay you would be removed from the church.

freshpopcorn · 06-05-2018 05:36PM

fin12 wrote: »

Ok I didn’t know that, I thought if you declared that you are a gay you would be removed from the church.

I'm not 100% but once you don't act on your feelings I think it's okay. It's similar to being heterosexual!

Irish church scandal: ‘priest' desecrates altar with gay sex acts(Fake or real news)

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