Irish Catholic Church Leaders to Meet over Maynooth Controversy

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August 6, 2016

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The Irish hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church will meet next month to discuss the recent controversy surrounding St Patrick's seminary.

It follows allegations of a so-called gay sub-culture among trainee priests at the college, as reports emerged some seminarians were found using a gay dating app.

The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has opted to send three seminarians to train in Rome over Maynooth, while the college continues to refute the allegations.

Augustinian priest Fr. Iggy O'Donovan, who studied in Rome, doesn't understand the Archbishop's decision: