Priests' comments on sexuality unhelpful, says Dublin camogie star

Dublin camogie star Aisling Maher reckons Fr Sean Sheehy's controversial comments regarding sexuality will only 'add to fears or anxieties'
Priests' comments on sexuality unhelpful, says Dublin camogie star

 Aisling Maher of St Vincent’s at the launch of this year’s AIB Camogie All-Ireland Club Championships and the AIB GAA All-Ireland Club Championships. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Dublin camogie star Aisling Maher reckons Fr Sean Sheehy's controversial comments regarding sexuality will only 'add to fears or anxieties' for young players considering coming out as gay.

A number of mass-goers in Listowel last weekend reportedly left the church following Fr Sheehy's attack on, among other things, transgenderism and homosexuality.

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