Knock Shrine Airport: A Monument to Conciliar Materialism
The Catholic News Agency portal (November 29, 2025) celebrates the 40th anniversary of Ireland West Airport in Knock, crediting its existence to the late “Monsignor” James Horan, a post-conciliar cleric who allegedly sought to boost pilgrimage traffic to the Knock Shrine. The article glorifies the airport’s record passenger numbers, its economic impact, and Horan’s “visionary” pursuit of state funding and lottery schemes to complete the project. It notably highlights visits by antipopes John Paul II (1979) and Francis (2018), framing the airport as a spiritual-economic success story.









