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Tue 08 Aug 2010Heroic priests deserve not to be left alone at the altar
OPINION:It is hardly fair to sneer at a new association of Irish priests as a mere clerical trade union, writes DAVID RICE
THE ITALIAN alpine village of Villaretto was drowsing under its blanket of snow when, on January 26th, 1985, the parish priest hanged himself, just before the Saturday evening Mass. He left three farewell letters, one addressed to the altar servers. It read: “Be more friendly and generous with your next priest: do not leave him alone at the altar.”
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