Belfast priest no case to answer; Irish born C of E canon sentenced; Belfast journo approves new ABC; Stations of cross vandalised; Cremation costs to rise; Archbishop Martin defends Irish record on pregnancy
1. – Police state Belfast priest has no charges to answer
A police investigation into a well-known Catholic priest in Belfast has ended and he will not be prosecuted. Rev Dr Hugh Kennedy of St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast, now has to undergo an enquiry by the Catholic Church.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20385316
2. – Irish born former C of E canon sentenced
A 75 year old former Canon of Carlisle Cathedral whose bishop appointed hm to another parish following an allegation of child abuse has been sentenced for his offence.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/excanon-jailed-for-abusing-boys-16239621.html
3. – Bishop Welby gains approval of Belfast journalist
Alf McCreary, the well known Belfast Telegraph correspondent approves of Bishop Welby’s performance on the banking industry. When a Bishop impresses a Presbyterian elder and a journalist, maybe the Commission on the Canterbury appointment was guided prayerfully!
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/alf-mccreary/new-archbishop-proves-he-can-handle-god-and-man-16239536.html
4. – Stations of the Cross vandalised
Belfast Telegraph – Artwork once owned by the former head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has been vandalised inside a church. Stations of the Cross that belonged to late Primate Cardinal Cahal Daly had been placed inside St Brigid’s Church in Malone Road, Belfast.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/stations-of-the-cross-vandalised-16239600.html
5. – Cremation cost set to rise by 21%
The cost of arranging a cremation at Northern Ireland’s only crematorium is set to increase by almost 21%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20390456
6. – Archbishop Martin defends Ireland’s record on pregnancy
Irish Times – Archbishop Martin defends Ireland’s record on pregnancy. Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin meeting parishioners after mass in Church of The Holy Child, Whitehall, Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times …
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1119/breaking1.html