Bishop of Waterford accuses Labour TD of 'almost inciting hatred' on schools patronage issue

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said Catholic patronage should be removed from schools in light of the mother and baby homes and other church scandals
Bishop of Waterford accuses Labour TD of 'almost inciting hatred' on schools patronage issue

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, wrote a letter to Labour leader Alan Kelly over comments made by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin at the Labour Party conference earlier this month.

The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore has accused a Labour Party TD of "almost inciting hatred" for suggesting religious patronage should be removed from schools.

A letter from Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan addressed to Labour Party leader Alan Kelly, and seen by the Irish Examiner, notes that Labour Party education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin was "adamant" during the Labour Party conference earlier this month that religious patronage from schools "should be gotten rid of".

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