AN Orange Order march that was due to pass two Catholic churches has been "voluntarily" re-routed by the organiser.
The Apprentice Boys of Derry are due to march in Glasgow this Sunday (November 14) and the original route would have passed St Mary's and St Alphonsus’ in the Calton area, to the east of the city centre.
The route has since been amended with the changes agreed last week and a spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said the organiser “amended their route voluntarily” after talks with the council and police.
Call It Out, a group that campaigns for anti-Catholic bigotry said the decision was “very good news for the parish and the wider Catholic community”.
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However, they also highlighted that they have objected to a march on Saturday (November 13) that will pass the Blessed John Duns Scotus RC Church in the Gorbals and coincide with morning mass.
The group has contacted the council's Procession Committee about this march and added that if it goes ahead "appropriate action will be organised".
The march by Hutchesontown True Blues LOL 69 is an annual Armistice parade and a statement from the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said that the march has "taken place for more than 20 years without incident".
The Grand Orange Lodge accused the "usual suspects" of "attempting to manufacture division where there is none".
They added: "Dialogue has taken place to inform places of worship on the route that the parade will be passing in a quiet, peaceful, and dignified manner.
"Armistice parades are in honour of the war dead. Religion, race, and nationality do not matter. Those who gather to pay their respect do so to remember everyone who served their country and paid the supreme sacrifice."
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