Graduation Mass no-vote homily sparks walkout

Parents and pupils of a Cork school last week reacted angrily after a local priest used his homily during a graduation Mass to back a no vote in the referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

The homily prompted a walkout by some attendees, while another member of the congregation is said to have challenged the priest on his comments during the ceremony.

The incident occurred on Thursday, May 24, the eve of the referendum, during the graduation Mass for sixth-year students at Loreto Secondary School in Fermoy.