Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has said he will no longer send students to the national seminary at Maynooth, amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
The archbishop referred to allegations of what he described as a “gay culture” in the seminary and further claims that some seminarians have been using a gay dating app.
The archbishop said he was “somewhat unhappy about an atmosphere that was growing” at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. “There are people saying that anyone who tries to go to the authorities with an allegation are being dismissed from the seminary,” the archbishop told RTÉ Radio. He said his intention was to send students to Rome’s Pontifical Irish College.
