Bishop urges Mel Gibson to help Irish hometown
January 6th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )
London, January 6 (ANI): A Catholic Bishop in Mel Gibson’s ancestral Irish hometown has urged the actor to help restore a local cathedral.
Bishop Colm O’Reilly turned to the Oscar winner, whose mother hails from Ardagh in County Longford, Ireland, after the Longford cathedral was reduced to flames on Christmas Day.
“It would be nice for him to get involved, it certainly would be appreciated,” the Daily Express quoted the Bishop as saying.
“We’ve never had any contact with him up until now. His name of course, comes from here.
“Longford people would be positive about such a move. We’re all like a big bereaved family at this stage,” he added. (ANI)
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