{"id":39849,"date":"2016-06-21T16:21:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-sex-scandal-involving-theology-students-staffers-rocks-irelands-national-seminary\/"},"modified":"2016-06-21T16:21:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:21:18","slug":"gay-sex-scandal-involving-theology-students-staffers-rocks-irelands-national-seminary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-sex-scandal-involving-theology-students-staffers-rocks-irelands-national-seminary\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Sex Scandal Involving Theology Students, Staffers Rocks Ireland\u2019s National Seminary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gay Sex Scandal Involving Theology Students, Staffers Rocks Ireland\u2019s National Seminary<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/connolly-1.jpg?resize=600%2C421\" alt=\"connolly\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/connolly-1.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/connolly-1.jpg?resize=300%2C211 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>In the latest chapter on a series of scandals that have plagued the Irish Catholic Church (yes, again),&nbsp;Ireland&rsquo;s national seminary, St. Patrick&rsquo;s College in Maynooth, has strongly denied that its president, Monsignor Hugh Connolly, announced sabbatical because of <a href=\"http:\/\/irishcatholic.ie\/article\/%E2%80%98inappropriate%E2%80%99-behaviour-claim-robustly-dealt-%E2%80%93-maynooth\">anonymous allegations of a gay subculture.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A letter sent to the seminary in May &mdash; which allegedly named seven seminarians and two staff members &mdash;&nbsp;claimed that members of the seminary community were&nbsp;involved in <a href=\"http:\/\/irishcatholic.ie\/article\/%E2%80%98inappropriate%E2%80%99-behaviour-claim-robustly-dealt-%E2%80%93-maynooth\">inappropriate behavior of a homosexual nature.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/irishcatholic.ie\/article\/%E2%80%98inappropriate%E2%80%99-behaviour-claim-robustly-dealt-%E2%80%93-maynooth\">Msgr Connolly told The Irish Catholic<\/a>&nbsp;that the he would deal with the allegations in the most robust way, and insisted that St. Patrick&rsquo;s College has had &ldquo;in place, for many years, an independent panel and chairperson to process and adjudicate on all matters of concern in complete confidentiality,&rdquo; he said. Connolly guaranteed that its policy&nbsp;is to &ldquo;thoroughly deal with any concerns brought to its attention regarding a seminarian&rsquo;s behavior in accordance with the Seminary Rule and seminary protocols and in consultation with all relevant parties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maynoothcollege.ie\/pontifical-university\/2016\/06\/13\/presidents-sabbatical\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/maynooth.jpg?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"maynooth\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/maynooth.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/maynooth.jpg?resize=300%2C208 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maynoothcollege.ie\/pontifical-university\/2016\/06\/13\/presidents-sabbatical\/\">A message on Maynooth College&rsquo;s website<\/a> informs that &ldquo;Monsignor Connolly will remain as President until the completion of his statutory term in the summer of 2017 and he will continue to exercise some duties during the year.&rdquo; It also announces that he plans to return to his post as (perhaps ironically) Professor of Moral Theology, &ldquo;a position he occupied before assuming the Presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Church, Connolly&rsquo;s sabbatical is in no way connected to the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Bishop Pat Buckley is not convinced: &ldquo;This sabbatical comes as the Maynooth <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> scandal rages.&nbsp;Why not finish the last year of his term and then take the sabbatical at the natural juncture of leaving the presidency and going back to teach?&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/wisecatholic.blogspot.com\/search?updated-max=2016-06-16T07:30:00%2B01:00\">he asked on his website.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishcentral.com\/news\/Allegations-of-a-gay-subculture-rock-Maynooth-Irelands-top-seminary-.html\">Irish Central reports a similar case from 1994, <\/a>when another head of the Maynooth seminary, Monsignor Michael Ledwith, resigned six months before his term of office was due to end. Allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> were made shortly after his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In 1946,&nbsp;Pope Paul VI described Ireland as<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/08\/26\/434821443\/after-scandals-ireland-is-no-longer-the-most-catholic-country-in-the-world\"> &ldquo;the most catholic country in the world.&rdquo;<\/a> In 2015, more than 60 percent of Irish voters approved a constitutional amendment that legalized same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage, voting against the church&rsquo;s opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage by popular vote<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/st-patricks-maynooth\/\">Gay Sex Scandal Involving Theology Students, Staffers Rocks Ireland&rsquo;s National Seminary<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=gEjFnOnJC94:R2qADVHgQJA:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/gEjFnOnJC94\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/gEjFnOnJC94\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/gEjFnOnJC94\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay Sex Scandal Involving Theology Students, Staffers Rocks Ireland\u2019s National Seminary In the latest chapter on a series of scandals that have plagued the Irish Catholic Church (yes, again),&nbsp;Ireland&rsquo;s national seminary, St. Patrick&rsquo;s College in Maynooth, has strongly denied that its president, Monsignor Hugh Connolly, announced sabbatical because of anonymous allegations of a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> subculture.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-sex-scandal-involving-theology-students-staffers-rocks-irelands-national-seminary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gay Sex Scandal Involving Theology Students, Staffers Rocks Ireland\u2019s National Seminary<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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