Dr Willie Walsh, the Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, has criticised a senior Vatican figure who hit out at the YES vote in Ireland's marriage equality referendum.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, says he's "deeply saddened" that Ireland extended marriage to same sex couples, and called it a "defeat for humanity."
However, Bishop Willie has disagreed with this assessment and told Clare FM's Morning Focus that he doesn't think Pope Francis would agree with this assessment either.

