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President of Maynooth Monsignor Hugh Connolly has said he has no reason to believe there are students attending the seminary who are not living a celibate life.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Keelin Shanley, Msgr Connolly said as soon as information is received that a seminarian is not abiding by a celibate way of life, they would be challenged.
He said reports of what is happening at St Patrick’s College are not representative of seminary life.
On Wednesday, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said he did not believe the seminary is the right environment for men to study to become priests.
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