Three Tongan Seminarians Sent Back Home Featured
Statue of Saint Peter Chanel at the Pacific Regional Seminary
30 July, 2015. Three seminarians have been forced to return to Tonga from Fiji due to drinking-related issues. The students at the Roman Catholic Pacific Regional Seminary were sent home at the end of the last semester.
This is the second time in two years that three Tongan seminarians have been sent home. Sources close to the Catholic Diocese of Tonga say that the head of the church in the kingdom, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, has been upset by the incident.
“He has called for an immediate review of preparations for candidates to the priesthood in the light of what has happened,” the source said. “And the Cardinal also wants close supervision of the suspended seminarians to see whether they are fit to return to Fiji after the 12-month suspension.”
Of the three seminarians suspended last year, only one is expected to return next semester to the Pacific Regional Seminary in Suva.
Source: PACNEWS
4 comments
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Malo 'Eiki Katinale Mafi ho'o fakahangatonu e fohe. 'I he taimi ne fakalele ai e Tevita Prescott 'ae Ambassadors 'i Tofoa ne fai ai ha feohi'anga hulohula e kolisi tutuku 'Apifo'ou kumi pa'anga kihe teuaki enau katoanga. Ne me'a ae ha kau patele he tepile he ve'e paa pe. Na'a nau 'ilo kava 'o a'u kihe 'emeni e feohi'anga 'oku nau kei me'a pe ai. 'Oku 'ikai hala pe tapu 'ae 'ilo kava, ka 'oku tau faka'amu ke fakama'uma'u ange 'ae kau taki lotu koe 'uhi koe ta sipinga lelei kihe fanga sipi na'e hee
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Ko mamani 'eni 'oku tau nofo ai.
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Well said Ane Enosi..
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I think these seminarians should seriously consider what they are saying "YES" to which means they are also simultaneously saying "NO" to themselves in order to live the life that they are going to live in future as a priest and the call to be a good shephard like Jesus!! Requires commitment, consistency and maturity!! Let's pray that our seminarians will be stronger in resisting the temptations that is always thrown at them from left, right and centre and to be able to live a more responsible and intimate relationship with God! Ofa lahi moe lotu!