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Farmers Against Foxhunting condemn hunt blessing
24 June 2014
Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass have strongly condemned the blessing of a foxhunt by a parish priest in County Kilkenny.
Responding to a photograph posted online which shows Fr Nicholas Flavin of Dunnamaggin parish throwing holy water at hunters, FAFT chairman Philip Lynch said that instead of blessing hunters, Fr Flavin should be "reminding them of their Christian duty of care towards farmers and animals".
Mr Lynch said that hunt blessings by the Irish clergy are unacceptable not only due to the "terrorising and injuring of animals, both domestic and wild" but also due to the history of hunters around the country damaging farmland, fences and crops and verbally abusing and assaulting landowners.
"Maybe I am judging this priest wrong," quips Philip. "He could be giving them absolution on hearing their confession."
Landowners wishing to keep hunters off their property are invited to visit the Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass website at http://farmersagainstfoxhunting.wordpress.com/
Find out more about this latest hunt blessing - Kilkenny priest urged to stop hunt blessings
ACTION ALERT
Ask Fr Nicholas Flavin to denounce foxhunting, exclude hunting from future parish letters and announce an end to hunt blessings.
Fr Nicholas Flavin
Parochial House
Dunnamaggin
Co Kilkenny
Tel: 056-7728173
Mobile: 087-2257498
Email: napflavin@eircom.net
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Ask the Bishop of Ossory, Seamus Freeman to act to stop hunt blessings.
Seamus Freeman, SAC
Bishop of Ossory
Ossory Diocesan Office,
James's Street,
Kilkenny
Tel: 056-7762448
Email: bishop@ossory.ie
Urge the President of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference to act to stop hunt blessings.
Cardinal Sean Brady
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
President, Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
Ara Coeli, Armagh BT61 7QY
Email: admin@aracoeli.com
Tel: +44 (0)28 3752 2045
Tel: 048-3752 2045 (from the Republic)
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His Excellency The Most Rev Charles John Brown
Apostolic Nuncio
The Apostolic Nunciature
183 Navan Road
Dublin 7
Tel: +353 (0)1 838 0577
Fax: +353(0)1 838 0276
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