A priest for the wrong reasons

A MAN was deemed to be entering priesthood for “the wrong reasons” and scored very highly on the psychosis scale, but then went on to be suspected of abusing children after spiking their drinks in three Cloyne parishes.

The commission said the history of concerns and complaints against Fr Calder was very confusing.

He served in three parishes in Cloyne, after the initial psychological assessment in 1978, before he was suspended in 1997. He remains on the payroll of the diocese and lived on a house on the grounds of a local nursing home.