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Irish archbishop moves priests after gay culture claims at Catholic seminary
BBC ^ | 8 August 2016 | Staffer

Posted on 08/02/2016 5:53:20 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick

Dublin's archbishop has said he will stop sending trainee priests to the Republic of Ireland's main Catholic college after allegations emerged of a gay culture at the seminary.

St Patrick's College in Maynooth is not the right place for men to study to become priests, Diarmuid Martin said.

He is "unhappy about an atmosphere that was growing" the seminary.

He added that he would prefer to send priests from his Dublin diocese to Italy to study at Rome's Irish College.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: catholic; homosexualagenda; ireland; maynooth; maynoothcollege; stpatrickscollege
I think this hardly comes as a surprise to anyone familiar with the Irish Catholic church.
1 posted on 08/02/2016 5:53:20 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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Speaking to the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, Dr Martin said the "culture of anonymous letters" was "poisonous".

Anyone who dares to speak openly about the gay culture among theoretically celibate clerics gets hurt, sometimes badly hurt. The archbishop knows that very well.

2 posted on 08/02/2016 6:03:45 PM PDT by madprof98
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Reports indicate authorities are investigating the illicit activities of, Gerald Fitzpatrick, and Patrick Fitzgerald.

RE: “I think this hardly comes as a surprise to anyone familiar with the Irish Catholic church.”


3 posted on 08/02/2016 6:04:43 PM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

The Catholic church is a joke...always has been ....gee nice pope ya got’s now...Francis the marxist....fk the vatican.


4 posted on 08/02/2016 6:11:33 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Separation of powers)
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I even thought about it twice before posting the comment...I have NO second thoughts...?


5 posted on 08/02/2016 6:12:50 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Separation of powers)
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To: mythenjoseph

Patrick FitzGerald and Gerald FitzPatrick


6 posted on 08/02/2016 6:29:21 PM PDT by ChiefJayStrongbow
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To: PotatoHeadMick

Infiltration of seminaries started decades back.

Queers get control and act as gate keepers to bring
in their Reggies and keep out straight applicants
as much as possible.


7 posted on 08/02/2016 9:10:30 PM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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“The formation, I believe, would be better outside the closed, strange world of seminaries.”

gee, ya think...?


8 posted on 08/04/2016 6:19:18 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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I have NO second thoughts...?

I agree...in order to have second thoughts, you’d have to have had a first one to begin with...


9 posted on 08/04/2016 6:21:41 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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