ROME
The Irish Times
“The trustees of the college – the four archbishops of Ireland, the actual owners – seem disengaged from college governance, with meetings, minutes, agenda, and direct supervision irregular.”
“Some of the graduate priests are less than positive examples of priestly life and are not attentive to even the minimum demands made upon them.”
“The dress of the students borders on the sloppy and excessively informal . . . ”
“The apostolic visitor noted, and heard from students, an ‘anti- ecclesial bias’ in theological formation.”
“The staff is critical about any emphasis on Rome, tradition, the magisterium, piety or assertive orthodoxy, while the students are enthusiastic about these features.”
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