IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Paul Melia and Colm Kelpie
Wednesday March 21 2012
TRAINEE priests should live in separate buildings — away from other clerics or students — to help prepare them for the priesthood, the report from the Vatican investigators said.
Only seminarians or those involved in their training should be allowed enter the dedicated buildings, and one set of standards should be developed and used to assess if candidates were suitable for joining the priesthood.
The report makes seven recommendations on improving the seminaries, including focused classes for trainees on child protection and training in helping victims of sexual abuse and their families.
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