Hollywood hunk Colin Farrell has gone after the Catholic Church about their handling of the passing of the Marriage Equality referendum.
The True Detective actor admitted the church had it all wrong when same-sex marriage recently became legal.
“It was really funny because one of the arguments when the vote went through was that the church came out and said, ‘You know, this was a dark day for Ireland,’ and all you could see was literally rainbows everywhere,” he said.
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“Posters of rainbows, T-shirts of rainbows, men and women hugging, men and men hugging, women and women hugging, and yet cut to, ‘This is a dark day in the history of [Ireland],
“A dark day in the history of a country is internal civil conflict and war and bloodshed…It was a great day,” he laughed.
Speaking to E! News at the Maui Film Festival, where he was honoured with this year’s Navigator Award, the Intermission star opened up about his brother Eamon’s campaigning efforts.
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“He campaigned very and he himself out there,” he revealed.
“I mean, I was a bit concerned about him, he put himself on the line greatly for a cause that he believes in and a message that he wanted to see brought to the point of being a constitutional change and I’m sure he will be married [in Ireland] within the next year,
“He got married in Vancouver seven or eights years ago to his husband, but I think it’s time he’ll enjoy a home grown celebration,” he smiled.
