Posted on 05/14/2022 5:58:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
‘God’s law was more important to me than Man’s.’
DONAMON, Ireland (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic couple has said that they would rather go to jail than pay a fine for breaking COVID-19 restrictions by going to Mass.
Catholic couple Jim Ryan, 64, and his wife Ann, 59, broke COVID-19 regulations on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, by driving over 5 km from their home.
In April, the couple was charged for this alleged offense by Judge Raymond Finnegan at Cavan District Court. According to Independant.ie, the judge ruled that they must each pay a €300 fine.
“I will go to jail before I pay it. I would rather go to jail, without a shadow of a doubt,” Jim, a retired firefighter, reported. “I have no intention of paying them a fine for me going to Mass – for doing what I have done my whole life.”
Up until this point, the couple has led a law-abiding and quiet life in their stone cottage bordering a railway line in Donamon.
“We’re 64 and 59 years old,” said Ann, a retired nurse, and “have never had any convictions, are quiet-living people and are not affiliated to any organizations.”
“We’re just ordinary Joe Soaps – but with one difference, we honor God and we believe in God,” Anne continued.
The couple struggled to be able to attend in-person Mass because of the COVID-19 restrictions. “On one occasion, we went to a church near here and we actually got thrown out,” said Jim.
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There are still sane people in Ireland then? Good.
Speak the gospel where ever you are. Praise the Lord each day
I naively thought when the lock downs happened, there would be millions of people like this. Turns out, there were only a handful.
Good. Nice to see there’s still some fight left in the Irish. And some faith.
That's why these folks stand out. The rest of them are cowed.
One of our priests is an Irishman, and he says he won't go back to the country. He's convinced it's demon-possessed.
Hard to believe. Just a generation ago, Ireland was one of the most devoutly Catholic countries on earth.
“are quiet-living people”
Hope they start becoming loud. They have stiff spines filled with fortitude. Love “you pagans can go to Hell Catholics”.
“Silence. Silence. We have had enough of silence. I see the world is rotten because of silence. Cry out with a thousand voices!”
-St.Catherine of Siena
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