Priest filmed snorting coke in room with Nazi memorabilia

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Northern Ireland police have begun an investigation after video footage emerged of a Catholic priest caught snorting what appeared to be cocaine.

Fr Stephen Crossan is reported to have snorted coke through a 10 pound note during a night of drinking in July 2015 in Banbridge, County Down.

He was in a room containing Nazi memorabilia, and seemed to say “I shouldn’t” as he snorted, media reported.

He has taken leave from the priesthood.

Additional reading

News category: Odd Spot.

Tags: cocaine, Fr Stephen Crossan, Nazi memorabilia, Snorting

The inheritance of Anzac Day

Each year the eve of Anzac Day is given over to the International Day of Multiculturalism and Diplomacy for Peace. This year the conjunction is particularly apposite at a time when the air is full of wars and rumours of Read more

Experts at Rome meet – delve into historical abuses of power

The nature of power and how the abuse of power has been dealt with in the past and present were the focus of an international conference in Rome attended by about a dozen scholars earlier this month. Experts in history, Read more

Gathered around the altar

“Without liturgical reform, there is no reform of the Church,” Pope Francis said emphatically last February during an address to the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. His remarks came around the Read more

CathNews New Zealand