Gay priest considered suicide over agony of keeping sexuality secret

As the first gay marriages were taking place in the Republic yesterday morning, in the North a man was outlining on radio how he was actively considering suicide because of his sexuality — and that man is a Catholic priest.

The priest’s part of an interview on BBC Radio Ulster’s Stephen Nolan Show had to be voiced by an actor because he feared ostracism not only by the Church, but also by his family.

While he said he knew he was gay when he was 10 years old, he admitted he still struggled with his sexuality.