The former editor of Intercom magazine and priest of the Killala diocese Fr Kevin Hegarty has called for priests to absent themselves from the chrism Masses celebrated in cathedrals during Holy week.
Fr Hegarty called on priests who agree with Mary McAleese’s “forensic dissection of misogyny in the Catholic Church” to join the boycott.
He said “One of the purposes of the chrism Mass is to celebrate the male priesthood. How can we condone inequality while claiming to proclaim the inclusive and liberating message of Jesus Christ.”