The head of the Catholic Church in Dublin has said that priests may refuse to provide funerals for Dublin crime gangs. The head of the Catholic Church in Dublin has said that priests may refuse to provide funerals for Dublin crime gangs. Speaking on RTE Radio One's 'Morning Ireland' programme, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin criticised the increase in demand for 'show funerals' which, he says, are used to demonstrate the wealth of Dublin crime families. Dr Martin claimed that the funerals were funded with drug money and worried that they may inspire younger people to enter a life of organised crime. The archbishop said that although the church would continue to conduct normal service, priests must use their 'pastoral tact' to refuse demands they deem to be inappropriate for the mass.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2019 08:55 UTC