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Dermot Farrell also suggests vow of celibacy could be a choice, as in Orthodox churches
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Dermot Farrell assures change will follow consultation with priests and parishioners
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Dermot Farrell studied in Rome and served in Mullingar, Tullamore and Dunboyne
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Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell had been president at St Patrick’s College Maynooth
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Current Bishop of Ossory will oversee archdiocese in which half of priests are over 70
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Fr George Rutler in New York warns about the state of the Catholic Church in Ireland
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Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is clearly frustrated with history of controversy
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