Startling reports today of an attack on Fr. Jack Cheevers, parish priest of Ballycosgrove in Tipperary.
An enraged parishioner ran down the aisle and, according to witnesses, "rugby-tackled" the popular priest to the altar, causing him shock and distress.
Fr. Cheevers had just begun his homily. His last words were: "A man woke one morning to find his house surrounded by a flood..."
The Gardaí have decided that a prosecution is not in the public interest.
Fr. Cheevers is said to be unharmed.
Eyewitness Gemma O'Bringlóid said: "Thank God somebody realized the seriousness of the situation and responded immediately."
When asked "So a third person rushed to the altar?", Gemma looked confused and said: "What do you mean, a third person?"
After some the things that had happened to clergy in recent years, particularly in France and Quebec, it is disturbing
ReplyDeleteSome of the details of the report seems a bit fishy, though.
DeleteI'm sure Iona Institute will give confirmation on things like that, there are always an element in every parish that are prone to exaggeration also
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