Priest applauded after call for bishops to stand down

A PRIEST who called for the immediate resignation of any archbishop or bishop who knew of clerical abuse was applauded by his congregation at Mass in Co Galway yesterday.

Fr Abe Kennedy, chaplain at Portumna Community School, said archbishops or bishops who knew what was going on were as bad as the priests who abused children.

Speaking at Mass in St Brigid’s Church in the Co Galway town, Fr Kennedy received applause from his congregation in Portumna.