Priest ‘to be taken off Masses’ after Kerry bishop’s rebuke of offending homily

File photo of a man holding rosary beads (Brian Lawless/PA)

A priest who gave a widely condemned address in Co Kerry church over the weekend is to be prevented from saying Mass again after the Bishop of Kerry rebuked his comments as unchristian.

Retired priest Fr Sean Sheehy told worshippers at St Mary’s Church in Listowel that gay couples were sinful, and criticised free contraception being provided by the HSE as it was “promoting promiscuity”.