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100-year old Kilkenny missionary honoured by embassy

By Kilkenny Now 23rd June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A LORETO sister from Kilkenny, who left Ireland in the 1940’s to go teaching in Africa, has been honoured by the State on her 100th birthday. Sr Colombiére Kelly reached her century this week and the Irish Department of Foreign affairs was on hand to mark her accomplishments after spending 70-years educating […]

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Kilkenny gardai launch criminal probe into friar’s gay ‘zombie’ homily

By Kilkenny Now 17th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI in Kilkenny have launched an official investigation into the controversial homily by a Capuchin Friar that compared gay people to “spiritual zombies” that have been infected. Former Fianna Fáil councillor Patrick McKee made the criminal complaint to gardai in Kilkenny last week. Mr McKee said he believed the cleric’s comments

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Former Kilkenny councillor lodges complaint to gardai over friar’s ‘inciteful’ gay ‘zombie’ comments

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A CRIMINAL complaint has been made to local gardai by a former Kilkenny city councillor over the controversial homily by a Capuchin Friar that compared gay people to “spiritual zombies” that have been infected. Former Fianna Fail councillor Patrick McKee made the complaint to gardai in Kilkenny yesterday evening. Speaking to KilkennyNow.ie […]

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Bishop intervenes as Kilkenny ‘zombie’ homily controversy goes global

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2019 0

THE Bishop of Ossory has publicly criticised the “inappropriate language and sentiments” expressed in a controversial homily delivered at the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny last weekend. Fr Tom Forde (pictured below) sparked outrage when he compared gay people and supporters of abortion rights and euthanasia to “spiritual zombies” that have been “infected”. After he made […]