Dáil candidate Ken Curtin meets bishop over Mass readings

A general election candidate, who was told by his parish priest that he could no longer read at Mass due to his stance on abortion, will meet his bishop and parish priest tomorrow.

To his shock, Cork East candidate for the Social Democrats Ken Curtin was removed recently from the reading rota at Cobh Cathedral by its administrator, Fr John Mc Carthy.

He went public on the row and yesterday had a “very fruitful meeting” with the Bishop of Cloyne, William Crean, who was unaware of Fr Mc Carthy’s move before he heard about it in the media.