Heroic Priest Denies Communion to Pro-Death Politician
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Colm Burke is a minister of state and a member of the Irish Fine Gael party, one of the parties of the regime.
The priest told the politician that he was excommunicated latae sententiae. Colm Burke had voted in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment, which banned the introduction of abortion in Ireland, ahead of a referendum in 2018.
Colm Burke then contacted the Diocese of Cloyne to clarify his status in relation to participation in the Eucharist.
A spokesman for the diocese said that Monsignor William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne, would contact the politician.
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