IRELAND
The Irish Times
to Irish Times’ query about Pontifical Irish College, Rome, June 11th, 2012
MATTERS RELATING to the apostolic visitation are the responsibility of the Holy See, as was stated at the outset of the visitation process.
The trustees of the Pontifical Irish College, Rome: Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Dermot Clifford and Archbishop Michael Neary, do not comment on information from anonymous sources.
As part of the process involved in the visitation to the Irish College, Rome, the trustees were given an initial report by the Holy See. This initial report contained some serious errors of fact, including named individuals. Attentive to the importance of applying due process, and respecting the rights of those named in this initial report, the trustees made a detailed and considered response to the Holy See.
With regard to seminaries, the Summary of the findings of the Apostolic Visitation in Ireland, published on March 20th, 2012, contained the following main observations by the Holy See:
“1) The visitation was able to establish that there are dedicated formators in Irish seminaries, committed to the work of priestly training. The seminarians themselves were generally praised for their human and spiritual qualities and for their motivation and commitment to the church and her mission. Studies are taken seriously, and attention is given to human and spiritual formation.
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