'It was only resting in my account'

The Catholic church and some of it's priests in particular have had a particularly bad reputation in recent years and often with good cause.

Campaigning against contraception, rallying against divorce and women's rights were bad enough, but then came the really bad stuff.

If only the dodgy priests of the bad old days were more a little more like Fr. Ted, Fr. Jack and Fr. Dougal and a little less like Gary Glitter we'd be so much more willing to accept their frailties...

It's somewhat refreshing then to find a priest in front of the authorities

for something that doesn't involve little children.

That he later told the waiting press that Revenue Officials are "the biggest shower of bastards on the planet" makes it all the more entertaining.

Forget about apologising for Fr. O'Donovan's comments: If Archbishop Martin has any sense he'll make this guy the posterboy for the church...