Fr Brian D'Arcy Censured by Vatican

The Irish Catholic
April 27, 2012

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Father Brian D'Arcy, one of Ireland's best known priests, has been censured by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in the Vatican.

It is understood that his column must now run past a Church censor.

According to The Tablet, which reported the story, the action against Fr D'Arcy was taken by the CDF last year after an anonymous complaint.

The disciplining of Fr D'Arcy brings the number of Irish priests silenced by Rome to five.

Fr D'Arcy has in the past spoken out against mandatory priestly celibacy and Church teaching on contraception. In the wake of the Murphy Report into clerical abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin Fr D'Arcy called for reformation of Church structures and accused the Holy See of using legal procedures to shield itself from criticism over its handling of abuse.