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January 2009 ArchivesResidential School Payments Have Deadly Fallout [CANADA] The Calgary Herald,by Jack Branswell and Ken Meaney, January 26, 2009 [NOTE: I believe there were similar problems in Ireland after "Survivors" received "Compensation" from the Redress Board. ] Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine says that... TEXAS POLYGAMY: FLDS Teen Disputes Mom's Book Polygamy - Betty Jessop is writing her own account. The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 January 2009 By Brooke Adams [ Betty Jessop is the daughter of a woman who "escaped" from a polygamist community in Texas - the... 'House of horrors' probe chief insists her team is up to task By EILISH O'REGAN and BRIAN MCDONALD Wednesday January 28 2009 THE chairwoman of the inquiry into the 'House Of horrors' incest case insisted yesterday that her team is up to the job. Norah Gibbons of Barnardos moved to quell... Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese By Colm Kelpie Wednesday January 28 2009 Child abusers depend on people's silence to get away with their evil crimes, President Mary McAleese warned yesterday. Mrs McAleese said society was occasionally reminded of its own failures and the... Doubt over will to protect children JIMMY WALSH Wed, Jan 28, 2009 SEANAD:JOE O'TOOLE (Ind) said he honestly believed there was no political will to save or protect children in this country. There had been a lot of debate on the outcome of the Roscommon... A land where the curtains twitchIndependent.ie Well, are you angry yet? Or, perhaps more accurately, are you absolutely quivering with a rage that is as visceral as it is impotent? The exposure of Ireland's very own so called "house of horrors" has touched a... Call to end bishops' discretion in sex casesBy Caroline O'Doherty CHILD protection campaigners have said they fear bishops will still retain too much discretion over the information they hold about child sex abuse despite promises of new legislation intended to make it easy for them to open... Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data Monday, January 26, 2009 By Caroline O'Doherty CHILDREN'S Minister Barry Andrews has repeated his pledge to move within months to have laws allowing the disclosure of "soft information" about child sex abuse, amid concerns vital intelligence is being shelved.... 'These children were failed by everyone around them' THE POST.IE 25 January 2009By Aileen O'MearaWhen Jillian van Turnhout , the chief executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, came before a Dáil committee last October, she had to counter the arguments of politicians that there were ''no... Why was nothing done? THE POST.IE 25 January 2009By Marese McDonagh A nine year old girl told the gardaí that her little brother was sometimes frightened when Mammy came home drunk. ''I would bring him into the bedroom and turn up the... Sex abuse inquiry finds evidence of repeat offences THE POST.IE 25 January 2009By John Burke and Keirn Wood The inquiry into the handling of clerical sex abuse claims in the Dublin archdiocese has found widespread evidence of repeat offences by members of the clergy.The inquiry team... Bishops seem content to hide behind their lawyers Refusal to share child abuse information is based on some mysterious advice, writes Colum Kenny By colum kenny Sunday January 25 2009 The Catholic bishops have refused point blank to explain publicly their refusal to publish legal advice that... Cardinal must put children first CARDINAL Brady's inability to understand people's dismay at Bishop Magee's continuing command of the diocese of Cloyne is understandable. He is merely expressing, openly and honestly, a traditional approach which sits comfortably with respected society. The Cardinal said yesterday... Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summitIndependent.ie By John Cooney Religion Correspondent Saturday January 24 2009 An emergency summit of Catholic bishops ended in confusion last night after Archbishop Diarmuid Martin held out for definite commitments from other bishops and religious superiors that they apply... Prevarication on children's rights shameful Sat, Jan 24, 2009 The shock expressed by the Government at the Roscommon abuse case is hard to fathom, writes Ashley Balbirnie WE WHO work in the ISPCC are better equipped than most to deal with horrific stories in... All bishops commit to new rules on child safety Saturday, January 24, 2009 By Dan Buckley and Garry O'Sullivan EVERY Irish Catholic bishop has agreed to give a written commitment to implement new guidelines for safeguarding children. Following an emergency meeting of the Irish Bishops Conference in Maynooth,... Independent probe begins into Roscommon incest case24/01/2009 - 18:38:44An independent investigation is to be held into the circumstances surrounding the Roscommon incest case. The HSE has confirmed that an investigation team - chaired by Norah Gibbons, director of advocacy with Barnardos - will examine the management... Bishops' statement highlights reservations of Archbishop Martin From left, John Morgan, Aidan Canavan and Ian Elliott, members of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church, leaving the Bishops' meeting in Maynooth yesterday.Photograph: David Sleator PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent FURTHER EVIDENCE of... Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'By Brian McDonald Friday January 23 2009 THE burly young man listened intently. The courtroom had been stunned by the details of how six children were horrifically abused. But to the 19-year-old, those terrible facts were all too familiar.... HSE given 48 hours to explain handling of incest case Judge Miriam Reynolds outside Roscommon courthouse where she sentenced a 40-year-old woman to seven years in prison for incest, sexual assault and neglect of her children. "These children were failed by everyone around them," the judge said. Photograph: Andrew... Bishops to hold crisis meeting on child abuse By John Cooney Religion Correspondent Friday January 23 2009 The Catholic bishops will hold a crisis meeting today on clerical child abuse, amidst the fallout from revelations that Bishop of Cloyne John Magee failed to apply proper safeguards... 'Children were failed by everyone around them' MARESE McDONAGH Fri, Jan 23, 2009 JUDGES REMARKS:Judge Miriam Reynolds was speaking as she sentenced a Co Roscommon mother to seven years in prison after she pleaded guilty to incest and sexual assault of one son and the... Calls for probe after mother gets 7 years Friday, January 23, 2009 By Claire O'Sullivan and Colm Kelpie CHILDREN'S groups have demanded an independent inquiry after a depraved mother who tortured her six children with years of incest and abuse in a "House of Horrors" was jailed... Church holds crisis meeting over Cloyne Friday, January 23, 2009 By Juno McEnroe THE Catholic Church is to hold an emergency meeting today to address the continuing fallout following the mishandling of child abuse claims in the Diocese of Cloyne. Cardinal Seán Brady, as president... FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION The Commission is finalising its report which is expected to consist of five volumes plus appendices and which will be published, somewhat later than the Commissioners hoped, in mid to late May, 2009. The work of the Commission has... Church so wrong on Bishop Magee Cardinal Brady said that Bishop Magee of Clogher should not have to resign. I have waited for a week now for the man who I and -- I believe many others -- had hoped would speak out for... Minister urges bishop on report PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Tue, Jan 20, 2009 THE FINDING of the Catholic Church's National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) report into child protection practices in Cloyne diocese, "will have to be considered seriously by the Bishop [John... Inquiry Costs Balloon To Nearly $40 Million [Ontario, Canada] by TREVOR PRITCHARD, Cornwall Standard Freeholder, 17 January 2009[ This is the latest in a series of inquiries that have been held over the past 15 years into an alleged "paedophile ring" in the small town of Cornwall, Ontario.... Cardinal and the Bishop of CloyneIrish Times Letters 19 January 2009 Madam, - Marianne O'Connor, Director General of CORI, has, not surprisingly, joined those calling for an end to the slaughter of innocents in Gaza (Letters, January 16th). Will she now, on behalf of the... Scot In Charge Of Jersey Abuse Case Accuses Force of Hounding Him Sunday Mail, Jan 18 2009 By Norman SilvesterTHE POLICE chief who led a probe into child abuse at a Jersey children's home is under criminal investigation.Scot Lenny Harper, 56, has been called back to the island for a... Tabernacle In Hospice Room Removed Over Faith Concerns Irish Times, Sat, Jan 17, 2009 by EITHNE DONNELLAN and PATSY McGARRY[ This is something we are obviously going to see a lot more of. However it is at least as likely to be Atheists concerned with "Equality" as... An Open Letter After reading several recent newspaper articles in relation to the damning report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSE) The aforementioned pales in significance compared to the activities of the Ryan Commission which has been... Church may be indemnified against abuse legal actionTHE POST.IE18 January 2009By John Burke and Keirn Wood The state may agree to indemnify the Catholic Church against legal actions taken by clerics accused of child abuse, The Sunday Business Post has learned.Barry Andrews, the Minister of State at... Abuse scandal still obscures the light Brady's support for Magee reinforces the impunity of the powerful, writes Colum Kenny Bishop John Magee failed to enforce his own church's guidelines on child abuse. He failed to protect children promptly from at least one alleged abuser. He... National Board for Safeguarding Children A Child Abused is Abused for Life Alliance 1999 Contact details Ian Elliott, Chief Executive Officer National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland New House St Patrick's College Maynooth Email: ' ); document.write( addy41631... 'The Cloyne debacle is a dirty story and Cardinal Brady's intervention only muddies the waters more' Accountability, what's that about? Ireland's Financial Regulator resigns, a senior executive or three also leave. But not in Ireland's biggest global corporation, whose national CEO found motes in everyone's eye except his own, this week. Cardinal Sean Brady condemned... Bishops have again deserted their flock PATSY McGARRY Sat, Jan 17, 2009 THERE APPEARS to be a view that Cardinal Seán Brady's words of support this week for the Bishop of Cloyne John Magee have drawn a line in the sand where this latest Catholic... Ex-Cloyne priest is 'dismayed' at support for Magee By John Cooney Religion Correspondent Friday January 16 2009 A former Cloyne priest, who has sought the resignation of Bishop John Magee, has expressed dismay at Cardinal Sean Brady's backing of his old friend of 50 years. Father Matt... Alleged victim criticises cardinal BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent Fri, Jan 16, 2009 A WOMAN who alleges that she was sexually abused for several years by a priest in Co Cork has strongly criticised Cardinal Seán Brady for his comments supporting Bishop of Cloyne... Catholic Church and child abuse Thu, Jan 15, 2009 Madam, - With regard to the present debacle in the Diocese of Cloyne over Bishop Magee's arrogant stance, I feel bound to point out that there are many good priests in his diocese and in... Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Thu, Jan 15, 2009 THE RESIGNATION of Most Rev John Magee as Bishop of Cloyne "would have the benefit of providing a very explicit recognition of the utmost importance of child protection procedures,'' the... Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removalThursday, January 15, 2009 By Claire O'Sullivan A PRIEST who once served in the Diocese of Cloyne has written to the Pope's representative in this country, the papal nuncio, seeking the resignation of the Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee and... AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC LEADER ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE - WAS NOT IN COUNTRY AT TIME! [ Father Greg Cooney is leader of the Vincentian Order in Australia. When his priests were accused on ludicrous charges (involving Recovered Memory and Ritual Abuse) he followed the example set by the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland... Cardinal: Magee should not resign Wednesday, January 14, 2009 By Donal Hickey and Jennifer Hough THE head of the Catholic Church has said beleaguered Bishop John Magee should not resign despite the mishandling of allegations of child sex abuse in his Cloyne diocese. In... Cardinal backs his bishop Cardinal Sean Brady (left) with Bishop of Kerry Bill Murphy at a meeting of Kerry priests in the Malton Hotel, Killarney By john cooney Wednesday January 14 2009 CARDINAL Sean Brady sparked fury last night after he... Victims furious as Cardinal urges Cloyne bishop to stay By John Cooney Religion Correspondent Wednesday January 14 2009 Victims of child clerical sexual abuse reacted furiously yesterday after the leader of the Irish Catholic Church backed the embattled Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee, saying he should stay in... Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years PATSY McGARRY and ANNE LUCEY Wed, Jan 14, 2009 THE IMPACT of "scandals" in the Catholic Church would have been even more damaging were it not for the "quiet fidelity" of priests and religious, Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady... We can no longer tolerate the clergy's intransigence Monday January 12 2009 - Irish Independent. Comment There seems to be a crushing inevitability to the continuing clerical sexual abuse scandals, a series of horrors culminating in the recent dark tidings from the diocese of Cloyne. How... Child abuse 'wasn't a priority' By Ralph Riegel Monday January 12 2009 - Irish Independent. A MEMBER of the child protection service team in the under-fire diocese of Cloyne acknowledged that paedophilia had been totally underestimated by the Irish Church. The official, who... 30 YEARS ON: Girls drugged by a doctor in a care home are now having DISABLED BABIES By Adrian Butler, sundaymirror.co.uk 11/01/2009 SUNDAY Mirror INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE MP calls for investigation Women who were given a cocktail of drugs by a controversial doctor when they were girls in care are now giving birth to disabled children, according... Priest In Boston Clergy Scandal Denied New Trial by Associated Press, [ As in Ireland, the Statute of Limitations and the Presumption of Innocence have gone out the window where allegations of child abuse are concerned. However in the USA there is an additional factor i.e. Recovered... Bishop of Cloyne 'co-operating' with NBSC Ken Foxe THE Bishop of Cloyne says he is co-operating fully with the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC), after the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said people were rightly "angry" over the mishandling of... If bishop won't go, then fire him Having lived in Cork for much of the past nine years, it is chilling to read, at this late date, of the diocese of Cloyne's effort to dismiss the audit of its flawed child protection practices and its... Bishop must not become fall-guy for lax politicians Do not let the Government off the hook of child abuse. Bishop John Magee of Cloyne should step down. But he must not become a convenient fall- guy for the continuing failures of ministers and other bishops.... The actions of the bishops are an absolute disgrace11 January 2009 By Vincent Browne The continued conduct of the Catholic bishops over child abuse is unspeakable. Not just John Magee, the bishop of Cloyne, but all of them - with the notable exceptions of Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of... System failing to protect children at risk BREDA O'BRIEN Sat, Jan 10, 2009 State bodies and NGOs as well as the church must be accountable for deficient services 'SHE WAS the most exposed, vulnerable, undefended child I have ever come across in the 10 years I... Father claims Cloyne priest has access to children Saturday, January 10, 2009 Irish ExaminerBy Claire O'Sullivan and Sean O'Riordan A PRIEST alleged to be a serial sex abuser has not been properly supervised by the Diocese of Cloyne and since being removed from his ministry, and has... Bishop clings to post as fresh abuse inquiry offers reprieve Bishop John Magee is scheduled to start confirmations in March By John Cooney and Ralph Riegel Friday January 09 2009 BISHOP of Cloyne John Magee is expected to cling on to his post while a new... Playground Bones Force Canada To Face Genocide Of Indian Children The Scotsman, 06 January 2009 by Lorraine Mallinder [ These farcical allegations recall the Sunday Independent article about Mannix Flynn on 22 December 2002 [NOTE 1] in which he claimed there had been a "Holocaust" at Letterfrack with bodies buried all... Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children Sexual abuse affects every relationship of victims, that with their parents, their partners, their children and their friends. Many cannot cope with the darkness thrust upon them OPINION: We still have a very long way to go... Culture of denial lives onIrish Times A CULTURE of denial and a cover-up of clerical child sex abuse continues to exist within the Catholic hierarchy, on the basis of a report issued yesterday by Minister of State for Children Barry Andrews. What is even... Dublin Archdiocese Commission: its role Chair of the commission Judge Yvonne Murphy The Government established the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation in March 2006 to investigate the handling of allegations of child sexual abuse made against clergy operating in the archdiocese. However, the... Bishop Magee must depart to repair the 'deficit of trust' What Barry Andrews describes euphemistically as "the deficit in trust" still existing in the notification and reporting of child sexual abuse allegations to the gardai and the HSE by Catholic Church authorities is personified in one bishop -- John... Ten fresh sex abuse claims are uncovered in diocese By Shane Phelan Investigative Correspondent Thursday January 08 2009 SEVERAL fresh allegations of child abuse by priests in the diocese of Cloyne have been made in the past month, the Irish Independent has learned. Victim support group One... Minister accused of failing to act for six months By Michael Brennan Thursday January 08 2009 CHILDREN'S Minister Barry Andrews came under fire last night for "failing to take action" for six months on a damning report into sexual abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne.... Many questions still unanswered following probe By Ralph Riegel Thursday January 08 2009 "IT IS a start -- but there are still a lot of questions still to be answered." That was the reaction of one abuse victim last night to the news that the... Civil suits could leave Church with massive bill By Shane Phelan Thursday January 08 2009 THE Diocese of Cloyne is facing the prospect of having to pay out hundreds of thousands of euro in compensation to victims of child sex abuse if a number of civil actions... Reports on child protection published Wednesday, 7 January 2009 17:24 Reports about child protection in the Catholic Church were published this afternoon. The main body of the Health Service Executive audit deals with all dioceses in the Republic, while a second part... Archbishop's show of appreciation increases pressure on Magee to resign Wednesday, January 07, 2009 By Juno McEnroe and Jennifer Hough A PUBLIC endorsement by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of a priest who marched almost 300km to protest at the mishandling of child sex abuse cases by Bishop John Magee has... Single abuse complaint prompted HSE's probe By Ralph Riegel Wednesday January 07 2009 THE Health Service Executive (HSE) report on the handling of clerical child abuse allegations by the Diocese of Cloyne was launched following the receipt of a specific complaint 17 months ago.... Catholic bishops and child abuse Wed, Jan 07, 2009 Madam, - Geoffrey Shannon (Opinion, January 5th) says Bishop Magee of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne has "lost the moral authority to remain in office". Most people would agree with this assessment. In the... HSE exempted Dublin archdiocese from full disclosure of abuse PATSY McGARRY Wed, Jan 07, 2009 CHILD PROTECTION AUDITS:DUBLIN'S CATHOLIC archdiocese was exempted by the Health Service Executive from filling out a section of a questionnaire on child abuse sent to all Catholic dioceses in the Republic in October... One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible PATSY McGARRY Wed, Jan 07, 2009 REACTION:A LETTER by a committee of the Diocese of Cloyne rejecting the findings of an independent board on child protection practices in the diocese was sharply criticised yesterday by the One in Four... Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry HARRY McGEE, Political Staff Wed, Jan 07, 2009 THE DIOCESE of Cloyne and possibly one or two other Catholic dioceses may today be referred to a commission of investigation into clerical sexual abuse. Minister of State for Children Barry... It's at least eight years too late for Bishop Magee to set things right By Fergus Finlay A SHIP is at sea. An inquiry is ordered into the incident following complaints from passengers who have been traumatised by what happened. It is discovered that the crew members were indeed involved in activity... Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report Tue, Jan 06, 2009 THIS IS the full text of a letter from the chairman of the Interdiocesan Case Management Advisory Committee, representing the diocese of Cloyne, to Aidan Canavan, chairman of the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC).... Child report dismissed by diocese committee PATSY McGARRY and HARRY McGEE Tue, Jan 06, 2009 A HIGHLY critical Catholic Church report on child protection practices in Cloyne diocese was dismissed last July by a committee of the diocese as "seriously flawed", "false" and "defamatory" of... Army of supporters to join priest on final leg of 'atonement' walkBy Ralph Riegel Tuesday January 06 2009 HUNDREDS of supporters of a protesting priest will cheer his arrival in the Pro-Cathedral today on the final leg of his marathon 'atonement' walk from Cork to Dublin. Father Michael Mernagh last night... Failure to protect children a tragic legacy Tuesday January 06 2009 As we usher in the New Year, Children's Minister Barry Andrews has called on the Bishop of Cloyne to "reflect on his position". The minister would be well advised to reflect on the present... A priest who walks tall while the bishop lies low Monday January 05 2009 Ordinary Catholics are stunned and outraged by the continuing scandal of clerical abuse allegations The courageous 'walking priest', Father Michael Mernagh is due to arrive at the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow at about 1.30pm, having... Bishop Magee has lost the moral authority to remain in office = (imagelist.length+1)) return false; index = index + dir; var url = document.getElementById( 'thumburl' ); if (url) { url.href = imageurl + '/' + myid + '_' + index + '.html'; //url.href = thumburl + myid + '_' +... People will be shocked by sex abuse report, says archbishop Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: "The Ferns Report shocked clergy, the church, the nation. It would be foolish not to realise that this will also be the case now." Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Photograph: The Irish Times A 'staggering' 400... Cloyne scandal could scupper papal visit plan By John Cooney Religious Correspondent THE prospect of Pope Benedict XVI visiting Ireland later this year has been dramatically reduced by the continued refusal of Bishop John Magee to resign over the Cloyne controversy. Last night, informed Vatican sources... CHILD KILLING IN JERSEY? "Harper In The Hot Seat" by Diane Simon, Jersey Evening Post 31 December 2008 LENNY Harper came under fire in an interview on Radio 4 yesterday about the way he handled the historical child abuse inquiry. But the former deputy police... Bishops refused to give abuse case details Sunday, January 04, 2009 By John Burke (Sunday Business Post) Catholic bishops have refused to give the state details of specific cases of alleged clerical abuse that were requested as part of a major child protection audit. The bishops'... Cardinal Brady breaks his silence on Cloyne Saturday, January 03, 2009 By Jennifer Hough THE head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has broken his silence on the mishandling of allegations of child sex abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne saying he realises people feel "let... Voice of Pope behind a forceful intervention by Cardinal Brady By John Cooney Saturday January 03 2009 Cardinal Sean Brady's belated but forceful intervention reaffirming his support for the national child protection guidelines spells doom for the beleagured Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee. In the unequivocal statement issued... Statement by Cardinal Seán Brady Fri, Jan 02, 2009 Safeguarding Children in the Church:The full text of Cardinal Seán Brady's statement. The setting up of the independent National Board for Safeguarding Children in 2006 represented an important step in achieving a consistent... Archbishop apologises for church failings ARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Fri, Jan 02, 2009 ARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin has asked for pardon for the Catholic Church's "faults" in the way it has handled the issue of child... FALSE ALLEGATIONS: PAT RABBITTE AND CARDINAL CATHAL DALY30 October 2006Rory Connor wrote:Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:13:58 +0100 (BST)From: Rory ConnorSubject: FALSE ALLEGATIONS: PAT RABBITTE AND CARDINAL CATHAL DALYTo: Professor Vincent Comerford ,Ronan Fanning ,"Dr. Colum Kenny" ,Daire Keogh , Dermot Keogh ,"Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan" ,Professor Irene... Exposure of abuse gives courage to other victimsThursday, January 01, 2009 Irish ExaminerBy Sarah Stack THE exposure of clerical abuse in the Catholic Church has given victims of sexual violence in the home the strength to speak out, activists said yesterday. Six out of 10 men and... |