News of The World

Sunday 12th December 2004

Finbar was trained to be a priest

CLASSICAL singer Finbar Wright has revealed his relief that he turned down a dog collar for a microphone.

The Three Tenors* star almost joined the priest-hood 20 years ago. But the married dad of two said:"I'm glad I got out of the priesthood before this earthquake erupted. "It's, very sad that these guilty priests have brought such disrepute on the church. I know there are so many good men out there doing good work because I was almost one of them."

The Cork-born singer was studying at seminary when he realised it wasn't the life for him*. He said: "No one ever pushed me into the priest-hood. I decided at 16 that I was going to be one. But in my heart I never thought of myself as a priest."

Now in his career and family life Finbar is happier than ever. Afterjoining the Three Tenors in 2000, he, Anthony Kearns and John Mc-Dermott have travelled the world. But Finbar and the boys will get to spend New Year in their homeland with their concert in the Point Theatre on December 31.

*there are some innacuracies in this article including the photograph that accompanied it (see below).
Finbar is a member of The Irish Tenors not The Three Tenors. Finbar was a priest for a number of years leaving in 1987.

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