Prelates, others react to Irish government’s abuse report
January 08, 2009
Cardinal Sean Brady, the Primate of All Ireland, welcomed yesterday’s announcement of a new government probe of clerical abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne. Bishop John Magee of Cloyne said he would “give every possible co-operation to the commission in carrying out its task.” Irish newspapers this morning continued to call for Bishop Magee’s resignation, while one editorial noted, “Missing from the audit are details of allegations of abuse against an unknown number of individual priests. More than 20 Catholic bishops refused to provide those details, supposedly for fear of being sued.”
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Further information:
- Cardinal welcomes further inquiry into Cloyne (Irish Independent)
- Getting to the grim truth (Irish Independent)
- Civil suits could leave Church with massive bill (Irish Independent)
- Bishop cannot be trusted to oversee proper child protection (Irish Times)
- The section not filled out by the bishops (Irish Times)
- Newry-born bishop shuns calls to quit post amid abuse inquiry (Belfast Telegraph)
- Irish government widens sex-abuse probe (CWN, Jan. 7)
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