IRELAND
Evening Echo
THURSDAY, AUGUST 04, 2016
THE Diocese of Cork and Ross will be sending its trainee priests back to Maynooth despite the current controversy surrounding the famed religious institution, Bishop John Buckley has said.
The Bishop of Cork and Ross confirmed that three current trainees and a number of men starting out on their journey of vocation will be studying for the priesthood in Maynooth rather than anywhere else.
It comes following the revelation of Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, that he did not believe that the National Seminary in Co Kildare was the right environment for trainee priests in his diocese.
He has said that those trainees will continue their vocation journey in Rome instead.
It follows allegations that a “gay subculture” was operating in Maynooth when trainee priests were supposed to be following a vow of celibacy. Anonymous letters are believed to have been sent alleging that trainees have been using a gay dating app to organise meetings.
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