NY Archbishop Dolan to recommend Irish seminary at Maynooth be closed

Barneyjo, Cloudy, Claudy whatever, if you know how to spell it maybe you can answer my question. Thanks.

BishopSean "Some months ago, Irish television did an outstanding documentary film about the Irish missionary movement starting in the early 20th century. Being freedom lovers and independent thinkers, they did more to educate African freedom movement leaders than they did for maintaining British colonies in Africa. We should be proud of them, whether they studied in Maynooth or elsewhere." Really?? what wonderful men of god used the superstitions of the African peoples to convince them that the strong females were possessed and in need of eorcism - so the pope decides to educate hundreds of men in dresses to appoint them to exorcise these unseen demons- and you call that great? I call it exploitation of the innocent.

@Silling (Mar 27, 2011, 11:40 AM EDT): "When I discovered that Santa Claus did not exist, I never took the God business seriously. So, in effect, I was an atheist from the age of 4. Why the Irish are still debating religion is a mystery to me. But it is a very parochial country and still very backward despite all these years in the EEC, thus some belief system is necessary for them. Come out I say and accept that there is nothing to fear. Stop annoying everyone with all this holy Ireland crap." - Wow! I could have written that myself, word for word!

When I discovered that Santa Claus did not exist, I never took the God business seriously. So, in effect, I was an atheist from the age of 4. Why the Irish are still debating religion is a mystery to me. But it is a very parochial country and still very backward despite all these years in the EEC, thus some belief system is necessary for them. Come out I say and accept that there is nothing to fear. Stop annoying everyone with all this holy Ireland crap. Proscribe Catholicism and get on with the Brehan Laws.

@Bishopsean - Take the Columban Missionary order. For the priests who worked in the Far East (China and the pacific islands) the average age of those murdered by chinese or Japanese forces was 28. Mind you, I cant see the current crop of missionaries being prepared to lay down their lives in the same way men from past generations were prepared to do!!

@Collette2 - Thats "Claudy"!!

MCSpartacus, would it be out of place for me to ask, did this joint British/Catholic heirarchy venture down the track have any bearing on the Cloudy bombings. God there has been so much damn suffering at the hand of others in the name of religion and politics.

Some months ago, Irish television did an outstanding documentary film about the Irish missionary movement starting in the early 20th century. Being freedom lovers and independent thinkers, they did more to educate African freedom movement leaders than they did for maintaining British colonies in Africa. We should be proud of them, whether they studied in Maynooth or elsewhere. By the way, many of these priests and sisters died young, due to the harsh climate, stressful conditions--and perhaps overwork. Many died as martyrs, especially in Asia.

"Theobald" Wolfe Tone!!

Dublinaas and you are a bad proddy. But that's no excuse for been so badly educated on the history of your homeland.Robert Emmet,Wolfe Tone all good Irish prods.What happened to you.

sirpeter......They certainly are responsible for YOUR education. I'd rather be a BAD Protestant than a good Catholic.

Sad,sad,sad.Most of the comments make me proud to be a second generation irishman.they reflect a very informed people with knowledge of politics and church.All to long too,have the clergy played their title and acknowledgment roles to the hilt!

Course the Catholic Church did educate us in schools.What did the Prods give us..Oh yeah!! Hedge Schools...Very leaky in winter when the leafy roof blew away.

McSpartacus..Well Done!! That about sums it up. What some don't realize is..There's no war but class war and the many tools they use.

We know Vatican II hardly arrived in Ireland yet, but I hardly think that's what they mean by lack of orthodoxy! And God forbid priests mingle with their own peers and countrymen/women with/to whom they'll minister!I'm all for good academic standards, but see Rome as the bigger problem! Granted, they really messed up in the paedophile crsis, but so did the larger church.