Reading or not at Mass

On RTE's Morning Ireland programme yesterday Ken Curtin, a member of the Soical Democrats and a reader at Mass at St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, explained how his name no longer appears on the roster of readers for Mass.

He told Morning Ireland that his name 'just disappeared'. On further investigation he was told that his views on the Eighth Amendment and on the Marriage Equality referendum deemed him ineligible to read at Mass.

He made the point that the first he heard about the decision was when his name did not appear on the roster.

As to whether or not Mr Curtin should be allowed read is one issue but to do it in such a way as alleged by Mr Curtin is never acceptable. But alas, that so often is how the Catholic Church operates.

Curtin has asked to have a meeting with the bishop, William Crean.

Another 'problem' in the Diocese of Cloyne.

Why do so many people think there is something 'sly' and 'nasty' about how the institutional Catholic Church works?