Sir, - Your Religious Affairs Correspondent, Patsy McGarry, reports that diocesan priests in Killala are unhappy at the role played by the Papal Nuncio in the process leading to the appointment of a new bishop. (The Irish Times, November 26th).
So what else is new? Archbishop Lazarotto's predecessor was similarly involved some years ago, provoking the clerical wags of Maynooth to compose the following:
"When a prelate for Cashel was needed,
The voice of the priests was not heeded.
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Consultation ignored,
Allibrandi, he scored,
And Clifford to Thurles proceeded." - Yours, etc.,
John A Murphy, Rosebank, Douglas Road, Cork.