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[Dalek]

Catholic priest Fr Stephen Crossan 'caught snorting cocaine in Nazi room'

A Catholic priest caught on video snorting what appeared to be cocaine has taken leave from the priesthood.

Fr Stephen Crossan is reported to have sniffed coke through a £10 note on a night of drinking in July 2015 in Banbridge, County Down.

He was in a room with Nazi memorabilia and seemed to say "I shouldn't" as he snorted, the Sun on Sunday reported.

The bishop of Dromore said in a statement that he had no knowledge of the incident.
It allegedly occurred in the parochial house last July after a party.

The Sun on Sunday said it happened at what was then Fr Crossan's parish home in the grounds of St Patrick's Church, Banbridge, in July 2015.

Father Crossan told the newspaper that he took the drugs but said: "It was just the one night and that was it."

A source said that a group ended up back with Fr Crossan after a party and found Nazi memorabilia including flags, hats and an eagle with a swastika on a plinth on his mantelpiece.
In his defence, Fr Crossan told the paper that he was no Nazi and that he collected historical items from every country.

Video at the link.

 

[Morat]

Excellent headline.

 

[zorlaczerohero]

 

[torre_avenue]

Wow.

That's uh....

Wow.

There are so many sacrilegious things going on in this one story, it kinda boggles the mind a bit.

 

[Ghazi]

We already had a thread for this and someone mentioned that it was fake. Dunno if that's true, though.

 

[Tertullian]

 

[Aurongel]

Spotlight II.

 

[LCGeek]

Wouldn't be the first catholic to support a nazi.... ho ho I did go there.

 

[Chariot]

 

[painey]

"Father, You can't snort in here! This is the Nazi room!"

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

 

[Indrid Cold1]

 

[eosos]

This is from the sun. Pretty sure that it's fake.

 

[Dalek]

This is from the sun. Pretty sure that it's fake.

You feel the video is fake?

 

[Palette Swap]

I guess he could have partied with Sewel.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I did Nazi that coming.

 

[Screaming Meat]

He had one gram on him and nein grams in him.

 

[Nerdkiller]

A source said that a group ended up back with Fr Crossan after a party and found Nazi memorabilia including flags, hats and an eagle with a swastika on a plinth on his mantelpiece.
In his defence, Fr Crossan told the paper that he was no Nazi and that he collected historical items from every country.

 

[Strangelove77]

Hell yeah.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Hardcore as fuck

 

[ebullientprism]

I did Nazi that coming.

Yeah, that had to be done.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Isn't sinning fun? 😈

 

[Ithil]

Actually....no, I can't.

 

[striferser]

Snorting cocaine in nazi room.
Now that is one hell of a headline.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Well..that's certainly..something.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

This is one of those stories that makes a clickbait title just by its very nature.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Black metal

 

[Walpurgis]

w
t
f

 

[Netherscourge]

This is like the polar-opposite of a Unicorn farting glitter and shooting rainbow lasers out of it's eyes.

 

[SliceSabre]

You don't get much more hardcore than that without killing someone.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Yeah, that had to be done.

sorry, low hanging fruit, couldn't help myself.

This thread's title lends itself well to the "I don't know what I expected" dead dove gif. Pretty crazy but accurate title.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Father Crossan told the newspaper that he took the drugs but said: "It was just the one night and that was it."

"I'm not really into cocaine, I just like the way it smells."

 

[Gormless Noodle]

That's quite a combination of things.

 

[Netherscourge]

You don't get much more hardcore than that without killing someone.

...killing them with a Sacramental wine chalice??

 

[fuzzyset]

There can't be a Simpsons GIF for this, right?

 

[Rudimental]

"Father, You can't snort in here! This is the Nazi room!"

 

[Jarate]

"I'm not really into cocaine, I just like the way it smells."

I mean, this is a serious issue among members of the church, where they drink and don't really know what their limit is because they never drank all that much.

Luckily he just did Cocaine and nothing else. In the grand scheme of things, that isn't too bad

Only thing bad is the apparent Nazi room, although if he says he just collects memoribilia then idk. We need to see the room

 

[BennyBlanco]

Patiently waiting for a proper simpsons image

 

[theignoramus]

Dude looked drunk and high, anyone who does coke and booze in tandem is no mere rookie.

 

[silvermember]

Dude looked drunk and high, anyone who does coke and booze in tandem is no mere rookie.

coke isn't that bad. Mixing them both isn't that bad either. My first time doing coke, I mixed them both.

Honestly, coke isn't that fun.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Patiently waiting for a proper simpsons image

I tried.

Spoiler

Not very hard

 

[Pyramid head]

Whatever stops them fucking children I guess.

 

[Accoun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y95Ss5owljE

 

[frankie_baby]

Dude looked drunk and high, anyone who does coke and booze in tandem is no mere rookie.

Coke in itself is not bad but it's more just a way to be able to drink for up to 48 hours solid and still be able to stand up

 

[truly101]

For contrition, that will be 7 hail marys and 10 heil Hitlers

 

[bonesmccoy]

Acknowledging that this is so cartoonishly awful it's somewhat hilarious, it sounds like this man is in extremely bad shape:

He said he had been on sick leave with depression at the time of the video and said he had since left the Church but was being backed by the parish.
In his statement, Bishop of Dromore John McAreavey said that Fr Crossan had asked for and been granted leave from his pastoral duties at Seapatrick parish in May 2015. He said he had been receiving counselling and was considering his future.
At the start of February 2016, the statement said that the priest had asked for an extended leave of absence from the priesthood.
Bishop McAreavey said he was concerned for the priest's health.

I hope he seeks and gets the help he needs.