72 岁的独立天主教主教帕特·巴克利承认参与假结婚，后因短暂患病去世。 72-year-old independent Catholic bishop Pat Buckley, who admitted to involvement in sham marriages, passed away after a short illness.
备受争议的独立天主教主教帕特·巴克利因短暂患病去世，享年 72 岁。 Controversial independent Catholic bishop, Pat Buckley, passed away at 72 following a short illness. 巴克利居住在安特里姆郡的拉恩，是一名独立于主流天主教的牧师。 Buckley, who was based in Larne, County Antrim, acted as an independent cleric outside mainstream Catholicism. 他的官方身份是被停职的牧师。 His official status was that of a suspended priest. 2013 年，他承认参与假结婚以帮助非欧盟公民获得英国居留权，最终被判处三年半监禁，缓刑三年。 In 2013, he admitted involvement in sham marriages to help non-EU nationals gain UK residency, leading to a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence, suspended for three years.