Hi, I'm Gerry, and I'll be your presider this morning!

By ( articles ) | Mar 29, 2007

The body of a murdered Polish student, 23-year-old Angelika Kluk, was found buried under the floor of St. Patrick's Church in Glasgow. The church's pastor, 66-year-old Father Gerry Nugent, claims to have had a sexual liaison with Kluk. Another man has been charged with her murder. From the Scotsman:

Angelika had enjoyed Fr Nugent's services, which were informal and different from those she was used to in Poland.

Formality in the liturgy often creates a "distance" between priest and people.