IRELAND/UNITED STATES
Irish Independent
Nicola Anderson
PUBLISHED
05/08/2016
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has welcomed the transfer of 15 seminarians from the United States to the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, saying their presence “will enrich and consolidate the seminary community” located there.
The announcement comes amid the crisis in Maynooth and on the back of the Archbishop’s decision to transfer three Dublin seminarians to Rome.
The senior cleric said he took the decision due to “strange goings-on” at Maynooth, which has dealt with allegations of a gay sub-culture.
But another bishop yesterday distanced himself from Archbishop Martin’s stance on Maynooth.
Bishop of Meath Michael Smith stated that the Diocese of Meath will continue to send seminarians to Maynooth as it has always done.
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