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Irish ‘bishop’ to wed boyfriend

February 01, 2010

“Bishop” Pat Buckley, a priest suspended in 1986 and excommunicated in 1998, will enter into a civil union with his boyfriend of three years. “I did not realize that this was going to come out,” said Buckley, “and I would prefer not to talk about it at the moment.”

 


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  • Posted by: rpp - Feb. 01, 2010 8:41 PM ET USA

    Why is this, uh, man still in a church that is owned by the diocese? Doesn't Ireland have trespassing laws?