Another priest in the Ferns Diocese has taken time off to consider his future in the priesthood -- after a colleague left to get married.One of the youngest curates in the diocese, Fr JJ Doyle, has taken leave to consider his vocation.
Fr Doyle, curate in Ballymitty, Co Wexford, had applied to the diocese for leave for discernment, which will see him take time out to determine his vocation in the Church.
Diocesan spokesman Fr John Carroll confirmed that Fr Doyle, who is in his 30s, had spoken with the Bishop of Ferns, Denis Brennan, and they discussed the situation at length. His application for discernment was granted by Bishop Brennan.
It is understood that Fr Doyle will now use the time off to contemplate his future and whether it lies within the priesthood.
His decision shocked parishioners as it came on the same weekend that Fr Noel O'Brien said his final Mass in Templeudigan, Wexford, before leaving to get married in Florida.
Fr O'Brien announced from the pulpit that he was leaving the priesthood as he wanted companionship in life, having found the priesthood lonely.
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