Pummelin' Padre

Pray Father Pepper Doesn't Punch You Out

This pugilistic priest, Pierre 'Jalapeño' Pepper, gloved up to raise money for the local St Vincent de Paul and medical research.

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By William BootApr 05, 2015

galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-01_smhpvj — Fr. Pierre Pepper prays in St. Rynagh’s Roman Catholic Church with his rescue dog Cosmo at dawn in the village of Banagher County Offaly on Feb. 13, 2015. Fr. Pepper has spent the previous two months training for an amateur boxing match to raise proceeds for charity.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-02_lqi2l2 — Father “Jalapeño” Pepper puts on his vestments in the sacristy of St Rynagh’s Roman Catholic Church in the village of Banagher County Offaly on March 2 , 2015.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-03_b1mrbf — When not training, Father Pepper takes part in a private Mass for nuns in La Sainte Union Des Sacres Coeurs Convent in the village of Banagher County Offaly on March 2, 2015.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-04_htnljo — This cudgeling Catholic enjoys a cup of tea with his rescue dog Cosmo in the Parochial House next to St. Rynagh’s.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-05_dxpu4m — Father Pepper reacts during training at the Aspire gymnasium.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-06_tbdhgl — The fightin’ Father Pepper trains with a tractor tire at the Aspire gymnasium.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-07_f0qo4i — This punching priest warms up before his amateur boxing match against Jared “Artful Dodger” Madden for charity.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-08_qpcdel — More tips for the punishing prelate, Father Pierre Pepper as prepares to defeat Jared “Artful Dodger” in an amateur boxing match.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-09_lprnw9 — The right hook reverend exults after knocking down Jared Madden.
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galleries/2015/04/05/pray-father-pepper-doesn-t-punch-you-out/150318-boxing-priest-10_pj8uj6 — The victorious vicar, Father Pepper, is carried aloft after defeating Madden.
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