Father Mulryne.

[TIL 1010 4,809]

There is an article in tonights Evening News about Phil Mulryne commencing a 4 year course in Rome having joined The Irish Pontifical College to enter the priesthood.His friend and ours WLY has commented having been out to Rome to visit Phil.

[Kathy 745]

I see 21st century man Mr TechnoTil1010 still hasnt mastered the art of links then?[;)]

[YankeeCanary 0]

Phil Mulryne, who joined City from Manchester United, is currently training in Rome to become a Catholic priest, having enrolled at the Pontifical Irish College.

Rumours of the Northern Irishman’s intention to train as a priest became well-known in the summer of 2010, two years after he had retired from the game after a spell with King’s Lynn, aged just 30. A glimpse into the much-changed life of the former central midfielder has been given by one of his former Canaries colleagues however, Paul McVeigh.

Mr McVeigh – an increasingly popular media pundit – spoke of a recent trip to visit his friend and former Northern Ireland international colleague, now 34 years old, on his blog at www.paulmcveigh.com

Paul McVeigh. Photo: Bill Smith

“Unfortunately, Phil struggled with injuries towards the end of his career,” Mr McVeigh explained, “and decided to stop playing and move back to Belfast and try and decide what he’d do with the rest of his days.

“To my amazement, and most likely to the rest of the footballing fraternity, Phil decided to train to become a Catholic priest.

“I was still in contact with him and knew that he had turned his life around and was doing a lot of charitable work and helping the homeless on a weekly basis. Still, it was a complete shock that he felt this was his calling.”

Mr Mulryne moved to Carrow Road for £500,000 in 1998 among much hype, having trained with stars such as David Beckham and Ryan Giggs at Manchester United.

He proceeded to show Canaries’ fans exactly what he had learned from training alongside Beckham by curling home an exquisite free-kick on his debut, a 1-0 win away at Grimsby Town. However, a broken leg soon stopped his fledgling career in its tracks.

He returned to play a key role in City’s charge to the Division One play-off final in 2002 and the Division One title in 2004 but played a bit-part role in the ill-fated Premier League campaign which followed.

In 2005 his injuries saw him leave Norwich and begin dropping down the Football League, with brief spells at Cardiff City and Leyton Orient, before bringing his career to a close with King’s Lynn.

Mr McVeigh continued: “I know for a fact that this is not something he took lightly as the training to be ordained as a Catholic priest consists of a two-year philosophy degree, followed by a four-year theology degree and only after that will he finally be qualified as a priest.

“When I arrived in Rome, I was met by a very contented looking Phil who took me back to the Irish college where he was to be based for the next four years.”

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http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/former_norwich_city_and_manchester_united_footballer_phil_mulryne_currently_in_rome_training_to_be_a_priest_1_1186541

 

 

[IMG]http://unprofessionalfoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/phil-300x240.jpg[/IMG]

 

 

[William Darby 0]

The article is wrong on the date.  It was the summer of ''09.

[NWC 247]

"Would you be wanting another pie, Father??""Oh yer will, yer will, yer will"

[lappinitup 629]

Holy sh*t. [+o(]

[lappinitup 629]

Holy sh*t. [+o(]

[nutty nigel 7,649]

Maybe playing for us relit the fire for Phil. If Delia ever got her chapel idea off the ground and into our ground Father Phil (C''mon Tilly, the church use christian names) could come back into Delia''s flock.

 

Anyway, having a devout owner hasn''t done our club any harm : -

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/8902816/Delia-Smith-wants-to-do-for-Catholicism-what-she-has-done-for-cooking.html

 

 

[Ruddygore 0]

An owner to be proud of in this day and age in my opinion.

[drurys testamonials V 15 0]

[quote user="Ruddy Wizard"]An owner to be proud of in this day and age in my opinion.[/quote]Hear! Hear!Nice to read about someone in the public eye who does not think they are the bees knees

[First Wizard 0]

Jeezus! [IMG]http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Angels_and_Demons/priest-praying-0106.gif[/IMG]

[Kathy 745]

Quick question from someone who knows very little about these things. Do Catholic priests have to be celibate?

[Katie Borkins 1]

Father Mulryne is all mine, all mineFather Mulryne is all mine

[Shaun Tilly Lace 0]

Does he have to be celibate?

[Ruddygore 0]

There are some married priests, those who have converted from another christian denomination usually. Catholic priests who have always been catholic still take vows of celibacy at the moment.

[Shaun Tilly Lace 0]

[quote user="Kathy "]Quick question from someone who knows very little about these things. Do Catholic priests have to be celibate?[/quote]

As far as I can ascertain from google they are still sworn to celibacy, although there are moves afoot to relax this ridiculous requirement.

[Ruddygore 0]

Why do I bother?

[YankeeCanary 0]

[quote user="Kathy "]Quick question from someone who knows very little about these things. Do Catholic priests have to be celibate?[/quote]

 

Kathy, have you considered that your inclusion of words like "little things" and "celibate" may be revealing a Freudian slip ( preference ) on your part?

[Candles blowing in the wind 0]

[quote user="lappinitup"]Holy sh*t. [+o(][/quote]An insightful contribution there, lappinitup. Well done!

[norfolkchance1 0]

Could he become the pope in the future?

I think John Paul was a goalkeeper for someone.

[nutty nigel 7,649]

[quote user="norfolkchance1"]Could he become the pope in the future? [/quote]

 

Expectation is the curse of the modern game. The poor guy''s not even a priest yet.

 

[;)]

[pete_norw 0]

[quote user="nutty nigel"]

[quote user="norfolkchance1"]Could he become the pope in the future? [/quote]

 

Expectation is the curse of the modern game. The poor guy''s not even a priest yet.

 

[;)]

[/quote]

He''s probably doing it to save arguments when kids come up to him and call him Father.

[canary_bird 0]

Yes, it is a pre-requisite.

[canary_bird 0]

[quote user="canary_bird"]Yes, it is a pre-requisite.[/quote]

Sorry, that was meant to answer the celibacy query, I really should have noticed that there was another page ...

[Ruddygore 0]

[quote user="canary_bird"]Yes, it is a pre-requisite.[/quote]

And you would be wrong. As I said further up the thread it depends if you have converted from another denomination and are already married or indeed catholics who become priests after they have been married for some time and there are a fair number of married priests now in the Catholic Church.

In addition celibacy and marriage are being debated now within the church and could be changed at some point in the future.

There are also many lay-priests who are married plus male and female lay people who also serve communion.

[canary_bird 0]

canary_bird wrote:

Yes, it is a pre-requisite.

And you would be wrong. As I said further up the thread it depends if you have converted from another denomination and are already married or indeed catholics who become priests after they have been married for some time and there are a fair number of married priests now in the Catholic Church.

In addition celibacy and marriage are being debated now within the church and could be changed at some point in the future.

There are also many lay-priests who are married plus male and female lay people who also serve communion.

As I said, I hadn''t realised there was a second page of the thread, and missed your point - I think it''s called "moving the goalposts" or more kindly, "moving with the times". However,in Phil Mulryne''s circumstances, i.e.an unmarried man entering the priesthood, I would have thought that it was a pre-requisite - at the moment.

[canary_bird 0]

"And you would be wrong. As I said further up the thread it depends if you have converted from another denomination and are already married or indeed catholics who become priests after they have been married for some time and there are a fair number of married priests now in the Catholic Church.

In addition celibacy and marriage are being debated now within the church and could be changed at some point in the future.

There are also many lay-priests who are married plus male and female lay people who also serve communion."

As I said, I hadn''t realised there was a second page of the thread, and missed your point - I think it''s called "moving the goalposts" or more kindly, "moving with the times". However,in Phil Mulryne''s circumstances, i.e.an unmarried man entering the priesthood, I would have thought that it was a pre-requisite - at the moment.