Association of Catholic Priests condemns 'unreasonable' treatment of Waterford priest

ACP says that during a meeting with Bishop Cullinan, the Bishop said that he felt it best for Richard Geoghegan if he left the priesthood

The Association of Catholic Priests alleges that Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (pictured) withdrew Mr Geoghegan's documentation which allowed him to officiate Mass without informing him, and later asked him to move out of his diocese house.

The Association of Catholic Priests has described the treatment of a priest in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore as "inappropriate, unreasonable and unacceptable".

It alleges that Richard Geoghegan, who served in Carrick-on-Suir and South Tipperary, "reluctantly signed" his laicisation papers confirming his departure as he "felt unsupported" by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan.