Posted on 01/10/2015 7:51:05 AM PST by ebb tide
A Dublin priest received a standing ovation from his congregation this week as he called for same sex marriage equality in Ireland and came out to his parishioners.
Father Martin Dolan, who has been a priest at Church of St Nicholas of Myra in Francis Street in Dublin’s city center for 15 years, opened up to his congregation at the Saturday night Mass. He also confided in his Sunday morning congregation. Dolan is the only priest in the parish.
Calling on his Dublin city congregation to support same sex marriage in the upcoming Irish referendum, set for the end May, Dolan said “I’m gay myself.”
A referendum on same sex marriage will take place at the end of May 2015. Although polls consistently show that over 70 percent of the Irish are in support of gay marriage, campaigners admit that there’s no room for complacency during the run up to the vote. The Irish government is promoting a “Yes” vote for marriage equality. Ireland’s leader Enda Kenny has said, “I support it and I will canvass for it.”
Dolan’s statement at Mass on Saturday was met by applause and a standing ovation from his “proud” parishioners.
Speaking to the Irish Sun (subscription needed) community youth worker Liz O’Connor said, “We are all very proud of Fr Martin. Because he has admitted that he is gay doesn’t change the person that he was before he said it."
The admired priest is currently on a pre-planned holiday and will return to his parish soon.
A source within the Catholic Church told the Sun, “It was very brave. He said he was gay. That was it...no bones about it.”
They continued, “He had the break all planned before all this came out in case people think he is running to the hills.
“He certainly is not...this break was planned.
“He was just doing his service, it was part of his homily, and that’s it. If he feels strongly about something, Martin just says it.
“He’s happy with himself. There is no fear of him running away, he wouldn’t be one of them people.
“There’s a lot of gay priests but nobody will actually get up and say it.”
O’Connor echoed the sentiments of the congregation saying she would not want to see Dolan leave his parish after 15 years.
She said, “I wouldn’t like to see him being moved for the statement he made. That would be horrendous. He should be supported. He has done nothing wrong. If he’s moved, there would be uproar in this parish. He’s still the same man today.
“Fr Martin has always been an advocate of people’s rights, and even spoke about the child abuse in the Church.
“There’s not many of them (priests) that would come out because they’re afraid of the bishops and that, but Martin is his own man. That’s what he believes in.
“He is a man of real conviction and he doesn’t back down. Fr Martin has always been an advocate of the rights of people. He speaks his mind. He is right to advocate gay rights. The Church should back the priest.
“He should not be condemned by the hierarchy of the Church; he should be supported.”
The Dublin Archdiocese declined to comment until they had spoken directly to Dolan.
However, the Catholic Church hierarchy in Ireland showed their disdain for the referendum in December 2014.
Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin said legalizing same-sex marriage would change the meaning of marriage itself.
“In a culture of live and let live there might be a tendency to say, sure what harm will it do if the two men or the two women love one another?”
He posed the question, “What, in the final analysis, is the difference between a sexual friendship (in which the state has no interest) and a marriage?”
Earlier this year Ireland’s deputy leader (an Tanaiste) Joan Burton said, “The fact that this referendum is now to take place is a mark of the progress that has taken place in this country in recent years and decades, and indicates the extent to which attitudes to lesbian and gay people have changed.”
“Celibate” means “not married,” so yes, they are “celibate.” What they don’t claim is that they are “chaste,” which means “not sexually active.” Big difference!!
He is no priest. He put himself before Christ.
People are obsessed with sexual deviants these days. It’s weird.
He’s teaching immorality, because gay marriage isn’t chaste. The question is: will he be allowed to stay.
Apparently, just where adult women are concerned
“There’s a lot of gay priests but nobody will actually get up and say it.”
And Bishops, and Cardinals....
It's theoretically possible that he is. He may be speaking of his orientation. Regardless, men with a homosexual orientation aren't supposed to be admitted to the priesthood.
In the book, "Good-Bye, Good Men," Michael Rose reveals that homosexuals have infiltrated the clergy and have created networks designed to force out orthodox seminarians, and accept homosexually-oriented seminarians.
Pope Paul famously stated that "from some fissure the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God."
We need to pray for our priests. Thankfully, I know many good priests, including new ones.
Wait, I thought priests were supposed to be celibate.
No, new rule for priests
If your straight your celibate.. if your gay you celebrate
The abomination which brings desolation standing where it should not be. That is any homosexual minister in any church standing at the pulpit, declaring their own homosexuality, and encouraging or endorsing that behavior among their flock.
Only during Mass? Does he fantasize about women when back in the rectory?
I actually did that 3 years at our parish. A couple of people did too.
The homily was turned over by our idiot libtard priest to the mother of a faggot son and it wasn’t a sermon. It was a freakin’ lecture of why we in the crowd should be tolerant. I hate this crap so I walked out.
Went outside for a bit to smoke. There were at least 20 people outside doing the same thing for the same reason. And this parish is in Hollywood.
Gay marriage and global warming. Isn’t that what the catholic church is supposed to be about?
In terms of their effects on public policy, I think I’d rather be surrounded by Mormons.
But Jesus still does what this man tells Him to do ...
“I think I’d rather be surrounded by Mormons”
You mean the same Mormans who caved to the sodomite agenda and welcomed homosexuals in the Boy Scouts? Or the same Mormans who claim they are against abortion but their official stance is allowing for the murder of the baby if one does not like who the father, as in rape and incest. Or is there another Morman Church?
Liberals are liberals above all else.
Another way of putting that is that the priest’s faith, or lack of it, or moral probity, or lack of it ... doesn’t stand in the way of Jesus doing what Jesus promised to do.
Look. I’m not pro-Mormon and consider their founder the L. Ron Hubbard of the 19th century... but it terms of effects on public policy I would say right now the Pope is doing far more damage... far more damage.
Mormons are a cult and all non-Mormons know it.
The Pope commands allegiance around the globe, and spouts off about global warming.
Right now, I feel the main threats to civilization is being aided by the Vatican, much more than by Salt Lake City.
He has no business broadcasting his sexuality in the Pulpit and certainly not telling the congregation to make sure they vote for sodomite “marriage”. He is supposed to be living a celibate lifestyle, apparently he’s not. He’s an apostate and heretic and needs to kicked out of the priesthood but something tells me the Vatican will look the other way. He probably felt emboldened by Francis’ ridiculous “who am I to judge” remark and his continued silence on the sin of homosexuality.
“The Pope commands allegiance around the globe, and spouts off about global warming”.
He commands no allegiance from any Catholic if he is teaching anything contrary to the Doctrine of the Catholic Church.
So sick that Ireland continues to back these people after the teen rape scandal. It was homo priests that did it! And they still want them.
Could you provide me with that scripture?
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