Priest apologises to family for plea at funeral Mass

The priest who asked mourners at a funeral in Cork to pray for a man before the courts on sex abuse charges has apologised to the family of the man whose funeral he was speaking at.

Priest apologises to family for plea at funeral Mass

The priest who asked mourners at a funeral in Cork to pray for a man before the courts on sex abuse charges has apologised to the family of the man whose funeral he was speaking at.

Augustinian friar Fr Martin Crean asked mourners at the funeral mass of John (Seanie) Cotter from Togher, to pray for former Lord Mayor of Cork, John Murray, who was before the courts in one of the most high profile cases of the year.

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