A DUP special adviser to Stormont was yesterday at the centre of a bizarre religious row.
Wallace Thompson (54) chief aide to enterprise minister Nigel Dodds, objected to Catholic rosary beads being sold at the Anglican St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
But he also provoked outrage when he labelled the Pope the antichrist and said he would oppose plans to bring him to the north.
The DUP founding member made the comments on Joe Duffy's RTE Liveline radio show and fielded angry calls for an hour afterwards....