Annagry Is An Energy

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2424478_e9ac611aEamonMcGeeDonegalFootball2012_largeGAA footballer Eamon McGee (above) and Star of The Sea RC Church, Annagry, Raphoe, Co Donegal (top).

[Gweedore GAA footballer Eamon] McGee agreed to become involved in the [‘Yes’ in May’s  same sex marriage referendum] campaign when he considered what he might have to say to any children he may have in the future. “If I ever have a child and he or she turns out to be gay, they could say to me ‘you had a chance to make a difference in that vote’. I don’t know would I be more ashamed that I didn’t vote or the fact I voted against it. It comes down to equality and one less difference in society.”

Donegal’s Éamon McGee shrugs off criticism over marriage equality vote stance (irish Examiner)

A number of people walked out of a Mass in protest at comments made by a priest during a sermon on gay marriage. Father John Britto spoke out against gay marriage during a sermon in Annagry [Co Donegal] on Saturday night. And he told the congregation that Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) footballer Eamon McGee was wrong to back the Yes campaign in May’s referendum on same sex marriages. A number of people attending the Mass objected to the comments and left….

People Walk Out Of Mass Over Priests’s Gay Marriage (Donegal Daily)

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39 thoughts on “Annagry Is An Energy

  1. Mister Mister

    Fair play to those parishioners. It wasn’t too long ago when they priests word have been taken as gospel (pun intended) and the GAA player would have been ostracised in the area.

    1. Gav D

      I don’t want to sound like ABM here; but surely they knew the score already? It can hardly be considered surprising for a priest to come out with that. Thats what they’re signed up too after all.

      1. Don Pidgeoni

        Doesn’t it just show the split between how people think and how the Church thinks?

        1. Mr. T.

          Well the ‘Church’ is the people. The clergy are just middle men working for the Vatican.

          There’s a good quote somewhere about a Bishop looking stupid without a church…

          1. Atticus

            Which again just shows how stupid organised religion is. It’s either Gospel or it’s not, unless of course enough people object to it and then we’ll change it for fear of losing members.

        1. Mister Mister

          Father Iggy, one of Joe Duffys go to priests. He’s a bit more grounded than the lad with the bigger hat.

      2. Rob_G

        The priest could have made his views known without singling out one of his congregants for criticism in front of the rest of his peers, I reckon.

        1. All the good ones fly south for winter

          Stop for a minute and let’s think about this, what should have happened is McGee, in county gear, struts into the church just as father whatshisface issues his opinion, McGee kicks the ball down the aisle and the priest’s head explodes, the host goes everywhere and all the people cheer. “Let’s burn down the church so this can never happen again” one man is heard to say. Fassbender plays McGee.

          Coincidentally those two surnames are kind of ironic if you’re a 12 year old boy and you think about it.

  2. Frilly Keane

    ‘Have ta’say I’m loving the Yes/ Tá campaign
    Their low key bit by bit via the grassroots of Ireland strategy is already a winner

    AFAIC anyway.

    1. ahjayzis

      +1

      It’s a gentle, positive kind of ‘it’d be a nice thing to do’ vibe, it’s on totally the right note.

      1. newsjustin

        It’s now the Yes side will win. People like to be nice and extend the “love thy neighbour” rule to redefining marriage. No much to be gained in upsetting people, so just change the rules and get on with it.

  3. Spaghetti Hoop

    Good on them standing up to him. I walked out of a mass at 15 when the priest lost the head after a break-in and started bellowing with clenched fist that all young people in the parish were nothing but ‘yobs and vandals’. A very liberating experience.

  4. Mikeyfex

    Haha, gas.
    Yesterday, one negative story: Dark Ages.
    Today, one positive story (which is basically the same story but with an extra twist): EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!!

    It’s good to see, lads but people have their minds made up as it is, and I can’t see anything other than a strong Yes win, every yesterday when the baddie story was on BS.

  5. Bingo

    I’ll be at Kerry v Donegal on Sunday.
    He’ll be the only Donegal player that’ll be spared my abuse!

        1. Frilly Keane

          Sur isn’t that the real start of the summer.

          Anyway
          Wasn’t there a priest in Kerry spewing hell and damnation and plagues of warts upon Smig Spillane for talking shite.
          Flung a jersey from the altar n’all.

          Or maybe twas me on the Aftershocks… Can’t remember.

  6. Brick Tamlin

    Went to the Gaeltacht there, always remember the church being much bigger.
    Granted it was 20 years ago. Jaysus thats depressing.

    Anyway, fair play to them.

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