ORANGE walks will be re-routed in Glasgow to avoid the church where a sectarian attack took place on a priest.
Glasgow City Council's leader Susan Aitken said if the Orange Order does not voluntarily change the route of parades, the council will "insist".
She said the council was strength-testing existing laws to prevent attacks like the one on Canon Tom White a week ago.
The Orange Order said it was "happy to discuss" a change.
Aitken urged the Orange Order to change the route of upcoming parades to avoid St Alphonsus' Church in the city's east end where Canon White was spat on and hit as an Orange Walk passed.
She said: "The sectarian hate crime that took place on Saturday (July 7) was revolting and I understand the depth of feeling shown in communities across the city and beyond.
"We are supporting the ongoing Police Scotland investigation wherever we can. However, I have to be clear that the council does not have any legal authority to introduce a blanket ban on Orange walks, or public processions by any other organisation.
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