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March 2010 ArchivesPapal arrogance over child abuseIndependent.ie THE Pope calls serious worldwide discussion about clerical child sexual abuse "petty gossip". Not only did the church cause a great deal of harm to children and adults, it kept the crimes under wraps. The threat of excommunication... Churchmen castigated for not being perfectIrish Examiner Tuesday, March 30, 2010 HOW ironic that Cardinal Seán Brady and former auxiliary bishops of Dublin, who have given their lives trying to make the love of Christ a reality in the lives of people, are now being... Abuse victim's brother plans altar protest during Easter Sunday Mass By Caroline O'Doherty Tuesday, March 30, 2010 THE brother of a man abused at an industrial school is planning an altar protest during communion at one of the biggest Catholic churches in the country on the most important day... Letters Page - Irish TimesMadam, - I refer to the letter from Mary P Conway (March 22nd), about systems put in place in Nova Scotia, Canada. I note her demand for similar practices here, and would like to draw your readers' attention to the... Archbishop criticised on handling of abuse issue PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent Tue, Mar 30, 2010 ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID Martin has been strongly criticised by a former spokesman for his predecessor as Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, over his handling of the clerical sex abuse issue.... John Cooney: Pope battles to maintain his authority Pope Benedict holds a palm branch while celebrating Palm Sunday Mass yesterday at the Vatican By John Cooney Monday March 29 2010 CATHOLIC churches in Ireland and around the world have celebrated Palm Sunday with a joyful re-enactment... Primate to fight second abuse action Under-fire Cardinal Brady vows to continue fight against 'oath signatory' in Smyth case John Downes, News Investigations Correspondent --> Cardinal Brady: 'maintains his right to defend himself' Under-pressure Catholic primate Cardinal Sean Brady has provoked fresh anger among... All the pope's men The Irish Catholic hierarchy could be forgiven for greeting the impending arrival of hardline Vatican officials here with more than trepidation. John Downes, News Investigations Correspondent, reports --> Reservoir dogma: Pope Benedict XVI and his secretary Georg Gaenswein (right),... Bishop Magee latest senior casualty of Church crisisSunday Post28 March 2010 In Rome, John Magee stood at the right hand of three Popes, but his career went no further after his surprise appointment as bishop of a small diocese in Ireland. Kieron Wood reports.Seldom has a bishop generated... Australian cardinal set to lead Church inquiry28 March 2010 By Kieron WoodCardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, has been tipped as the man who will be appointed to carry out the promised Apostolic Visitation of the Irish Church.Pope Benedict promised the appointment in order to investigate several... Brady confirms investigation of priestSunday, 28 March 2010 16:01 Cardinal Seán Brady has announced that a parish priest in his diocese has agreed to take leave from his ministry in the light of information relating to child safeguarding issues. Doctor Brady said that... Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger handled abuse cases for 24 years before becoming Pope Benedict XVI. Photograph: Max Rossi/REUTERSTom Kington in Rome and Henry McDonald in Dublin The Observer, Sunday 28 March 2010 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger handled abuse cases for 24 years before becoming Pope Benedict XVI. Photograph: Max Rossi/REUTERS Pope Benedict XVI is facing growing pressure... Brady is fighting five legal cases from Smyth victimsIndependent.ie By JIM CUSACK Sunday March 28 2010 Cardinal Sean Brady is fighting five victims of the paedophile priest rapist Brendan Smyth in legal cases, three of which have been before the High Court for more than a decade.... Industrial school survivor to perform inspirational album that tells his story The extraordinary and inspiring Danny Ellis, who endured eight years in Artane Industrial School, Dublin, has turned that cruel experience into the inspirational and moving album 800 Voices. Danny Ellis will perform from the beautiful and uplifting album on... Bruce Arnold: Church must respect State law ahead of its own rulesIndependent.ie By Bruce Arnold Saturday March 27 2010 Politicians, including party leaders, are ignoring their role in putting right deeply flawed social structures that have failed We have reached a point of surfeit over abuse. The story spreads worldwide,... Stunning flood of claims held in secret diocesan archiveIndependent.ie By John Cooney and Ralph Riegel Saturday March 27 2010 A METICULOUSLY maintained secret archive on abuse allegations against clerics in the Diocese of Cloyne has shocked both victim representatives and church investigators. The revelation came as the... Pope will force Brady to resignIndependent.ie By John Cooney, Ruth Gledhill and Jill Sherman Saturday March 27 2010 THE Vatican will force the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to quit if he refuses to resign over the growing... Cardinal wants 'just resolution' to abuse lawsuit PATSY McGARRY and CHARLIE TAYLOR CARDINAL SEÁN Brady has said he wants a "just resolution" to a legal case involving an alleged victim of paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth. - In a statement yesterday afternoon he said he had... Vatican daily newspaper mounts vigorous defence of pope Pope Benedict is the victim of an anti-clerical, anti-Catholic media lobby, according to L'Osservatore Romano.Photograph: Reuters PADDY AGNEW MEDIA: THE VATICAN daily, L'Osservatore Romano , yesterday issued a vigorous defence of Pope Benedict XVI, arguing that he is the... IRISH WOMEN SURVIVORS SUPPORT NETWORK IN BRITAIN From Cllr Sally MulreadyLondon Irish Centre Dear Editor As I sat in my home in East London watching Cardinal Brady tell the Irish nation what was in the Pope's long awaited letter, I thought of the thousands... Vatican wilting under weight of public scrutiny Abuse victim Becky Ianni points to a picture of herself aged nine outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington yesterday By John Cooney Friday March 26 2010 ROME and Maynooth are being called to account by the voices of... Bishop took two years to tell Garda of sex claim Bishop of Waterford and Lismore William Lee described his own handling of the allegations of clerical child sex abuse in the diocese between 1993 and 1996 as "seriously inadequate". PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent BISHOP OF WATERFORD... Survivor calls on pope to resign Abuse victim Andrew Madden at the Fine Gael national conference in Killarney yesterday. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times MICHAEL O'REGAN, Parliamentary Correspondent in Killarney Clerical abuse survivor Andrew Madden yesterday reiterated his call for the resignation of Pope... Call the police: what the Pope should have said It is typical of Benedict XVI that he should blame child abuse on 'social change', not the Church itself Ken Macdonald --> div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } When I was a child, my mother took... Row over abuse memorial By Gordon Deegan Thursday, March 25, 2010 THE prospects of a "people's memorial" for the victims of industrial schools and clerical sex abuse being erected in Ennis, Co Clare, received a blow yesterday. It follows an announcement by Bishop... Why were other groups NOT Invited?Abuse victims demonstrate in Dublin Linda Gash, from Cobh, Co Cork, an abuse victim, hanging shoes on the railings of the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin yesterday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill FIONA GARTLAND SOME 147 pairs of children's shoes were... 'Inadequate' handling of abuse case Thu, Mar 25, 2010 The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Dr William Lee has described as "seriously inadequate" his handling of abuse allegations against a priest in his diocese during the mid-nineties. It was reported this morning that Dr... Pope accepts Bishop Magee's resignation Wednesday, 24 March 2010 11:21 Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop of Cloyne John Magee. The Vatican made the announcement at 11am. Bishop Magee stood aside last March over his mishandling of abuse allegations in his... Irish Times - Leters Page Madam, - From my particular point of view the Pope's letter contains some disturbing aspects. In recent years Pope Benedict has been showing increasing signs of wanting to bring the church back to the era before the Second Vatican... A Different ViewIn the pope's pastoral letter he says "I urge you to examine your conscience, take responsibility for the sins you have committed, and humbly express your sorrow. Sincere repentance opens the door to God's forgiveness and the grace of true... Cowen welcomes 'direct apology' from pope MARY MINIHAN and JAMIE SMYTH Tue, Mar 23, 2010 TAOISEACH'S REACTION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said there are "things to be welcomed" in Pope Benedict's pastoral letter to the Catholics of Ireland. In his first public response to the letter... Mass-goers applaud priests By Eoin English Tuesday, March 23, 2010 ONE man inspired a congregation of several hundred Mass-goers to stand and applaud the priests of their parish on Sunday. On the day the Pope's pastoral letter was published, prompting walk-outs at... Bishop failed to contact gardaiIndependent.ie Willie Walsh admits 'sadness, regret and shame' By Breda Heffernan, Pat Flynn and Gordon Deegan Tuesday March 23 2010 A SENIOR bishop has admitted he failed to contact gardai while investigating sexual abuse allegations against two priests in... Catholic order still wants to run new schoolsIndependent.ie By Katherine Donnelly Tuesday March 23 2010 THE Catholic Church has staked a claim on running new post-primary schools in developing areas. The Loreto order of nuns has made a general application to be considered as a patron... Irish Times - Letter PageMadam, - It might be better if Fr Seán McDonagh would cease his angry outbursts against Patsy McGarry (March 16th and earlier). Although recent scandals have touched them marginally, the Columbans are generally held in high esteem for their missionary... John Cooney: Papal letter has fanned flames of worldwide fury 'The Pope's letter will not lead most Irish Catholics to return to the sacraments' By John Cooney Monday March 22 2010 POPE Benedict has let down victims in his flawed Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland.... Bishop admits involvement in secrecy oath for abuse victims Bishop Joseph Duffy pictured in Rome after a recent meeting with the Pope. Picture: Frank McGrath By Fergus Black Monday March 22 2010 ANOTHER Irish bishop has admitted being involved in an investigation into clerical abuse claims in... Victims' groups react angrily to Pope's letter ThePost.ie 21 March 2010 By Nicola CookeVictims' groups yesterday reacted angrily to Pope Benedict's pastoral letter on clerical child abuse in Ireland, and said it fell far short of addressing their claims.Maeve Lewis, executive director of victims' group One in... Ex-orphanage resident heckles bishop during MassIndependent.ie By Anne Lucey Monday March 22 2010 A MAN who was escorted from St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, Co Kerry, after he interrupted Mass called for the bishop to "acknowledge" that abuse had taken place in a local... Irish Times - LettersMadam, - In the ongoing saga of the abuse scandal and its cover-up, what most requires emphasis is the shocking fact that the Pope (as Cardinal Ratzinger) has been central to the process of concealment. Well might the guilty bishops... Alliance Press Release Dear Tom Hayes, May we refer to your ALLIANCE SUPPORT GROUP PRESS RELEASE dated 21st March 2010? After reading its contents we are wondering if we are talking about the same two people because before he became... ALLIANCE SUPPORT GROUP PRESS RELEASEPRESS RELEASEThe Pope's Pastoral Letter to the Irish People - Response by The AllianceVictim Support GroupDated 21st March 20101. The Alliance Victim Support Committee together with ourmembers from Ireland and Overseas welcome the Pastoral Letter from thePope with its long... A Roman empire's sorrowful mysteries Cardinal Brady's past sin was to bow to a theocracy. Archbishop Martin is operating in more liberated times, but his isolation within the church must not hamper his conscience, writes Michael Clifford --> In the shadow of the Vatican:... Timeline of the Irish church in disgrace --> Fr Sean Fortune --> The Ryan Report --> Bishop John Magee of Cloyne 1 2 3 new Control.Tabs('article_photos') 1987 - The first set of guidelines on child abuse is published by the state. That same year, dioceses... Archbishop of Dublin's Reaction - Letter recognises 'suffering and betrayal' of survivors John Downes --> 'The Pope recognises the grievous suffering of victims,' says Martin Pope Benedict's pastoral letter to the Catholics of Ireland should not be seen as a final word, but a "further step in the process of renewal... Benedict: 'I openly express the shame and remorse...' The Pope's words - extracts from the Pastoral Letter of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to the Catholics of Ireland --> Pope Benedict XVI --> Irish Cardinal Sean Brady --> US Cardinal Bernard Law --> Convicted UK... Pastoral letter of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to the Catholics of IrelandPope's pastoral letter on child sex abuse A copy of Pope Benedict's pastoral letter to Irish Catholics is displayed in St Peters Square in the Vatican today. Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Related Pope apologises to victims for 'grave errors' of... Papal epistle starts healing processIndependent.ie But the Pope's letter leaves no wriggle room for under-fire bishops, writes Colum Kenny at St Patrick's in Armagh By Colum Kenny Sunday March 21 2010 It was a sunny morning in Armagh yesterday, and St Patrick's Cathedral... Letter falls short of victims' expectationsIndependent.ie Pope 'missed opportunity to address core issue in scandal' By Don Lavery Sunday March 21 2010 The failure of Pope Benedict in his long-awaited pastoral letter to Irish Catholics to deal with any Vatican responsibility for the clerical... Brady won't be removed by hierarchy outsidersIndependent.ie But the sickened and outraged faithful can find him nonetheless guilty of inaction, writes Ciara Kelly 'Hopelessly inadequate" was how the Primate of All Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, described his actions in relation to paedophile priest Fr Brendan... The PEOPLE's RESPONSEIndependent.ie Most Irish appear unimpressed by the letter from Rome ON Dublin's main thoroughfare of O'Connell Street yesterday morning, shoppers appeared unimpressed by the Pope's letter to the Republic's millions of Catholics. Adrienne Kelly, on a day out from... Address of Cardinal Seán BradySaturday, 20 March 2010 10:48 Address of Cardinal Brady: My dear people of the Cathedral Parish of Armagh: Today is a very historic day for the Catholics of Ireland. Pope Benedict has written a pastoral letter to express... PASTORAL LETTER PASTORAL LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI TO THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND 1. DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE CHURCH IN IRELAND, it is with great concern that I write to you as Pastor of the universal... Pope to address Ireland in first letter on child abuse By Trent Bush Saturday, March 20, 2010 THE Pope will address Ireland today in an unprecedented letter apologising for widespread Catholic child abuse. His message will be watched closely by angry Catholics from Boston to Berlin to... Politicians share blame for turning blind eye to abuseIndependent.ie By BRUCE ARNOLD Saturday March 20 2010 The silence of our politicians is as shameful as Cardinal Brady professes himself to be. They have had nothing whatever to say about their part in the abuse of children and... McKeown urges 'widespread' investigation into all claims DAN KEENAN Northern News Editor Sat, Mar 20, 2010 BISHOP OF DOWN: DECISIONS TAKEN by the church in previous decades have proved "disastrously wrong and terribly unhelpful", a senior bishop has admitted. Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor Donal McKeown... Abuse audit may roll out or older bishops could resign en masse Sat, Mar 20, 2010 ANALYSIS : It is time for radical acts, either an inquiry in every diocese or a cull of the old hierarchy, writes Patsy McGarry WHERE TO from here? The question is being asked at senior levels... Church not the only creature in our fog of abusive past Sat, Mar 20, 2010 LIKE THOUSANDS of ordinary Catholics, this week I came close to despair. There is only so much that we can take as, time after time, revelations are forced out of church leadership, writes BREDA O'BRIEN ... Pope's pastoral letter on child sex abuse to be published today PATSY McGARRY and PADDY AGNEW Sat, Mar 20, 2010 THE PASTORAL letter promised to the Irish Catholic faithful by Pope Benedict three months ago will be published at a press conference in Rome this morning. The Catholic primate Cardinal... Controversy over Smyth revelations - Irish Times Letters Page Madam, - As we celebrated the Feast of St Patrick, how ironic that Cardinal Seán Brady and former auxiliary bishops of Dublin, who have given their lives carrying on the work of Patrick, trying to make the love... Pope to sign off on Irish letter PADDY AGNEW in Rome Fri, Mar 19, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI is expected to sign off today on a pastoral letter to the Irish faithful addressing the question of clerical sex abuse. The Holy See confirmed yesterday that the... The church should resist mood for a wider inquiryIndependent.ie By David Quinn Friday March 19 2010 Consider please, the vagaries of journalism. It now transpires that in 1997, which is to say, 13 years ago, 'The Sunday Mirror' broke the story that Archbishop Sean Brady -- as... Derry Bishop in alleged secret abuse deal Ireland Thursday, 18 March 2010 11:06 The Belfast Telegraph has claimed that the Bishop of Derry was involved in a 'secret deal' over an alleged child sex abuse case. The article stated that Bishop Seamus Hegarty, along with Bishop... Church and State equally to blameIndependent.ie The most consistent charge put to Catholic Church authority figures is why didn't they bring child abuse allegations to the State's attention. The stark reality is that the State would have been as utterly incompetent, and perhaps as... Brady's plea signals his determination to stay Cardinal Sean Brady shakes hands with a member of his congregation after St Patrick's Day Mass yesterday in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh By John Cooney Thursday March 18 2010 To applause from the packed congregation in St... Brady vows to ponder victims' views By Seán McCárthaigh Thursday, March 18, 2010 CARDINAL Seán Brady has vowed to reflect on the views of child abuse victims, amid continuing calls for his resignation over allegations that he was involved in a cover-up of... Wounded healer may be incapable of leading Church By Seán McCárthaigh Thursday, March 18, 2010 A GENUINE exercise in humility and reflection? Or a cynical attempt to buy some valuable time to allow the clamours for his resignation to die down? Judgment on the motive behind yesterday's... Kevin Myers: Ireland was a strange and demented place in 1975Independent.ie By Kevin Myers Thursday March 18 2010 A cast of virginal clerics wielded enormous power, with little resistance from the political classes I N 1975, when two children were sworn to an oath of secrecy by senior members... Shamed' plea buys Brady more time to stay as leaderIndependent.ie By John Cooney, Ciaran Byrne and Breda Heffernan Thursday March 18 2010 AN 'ashamed' Cardinal Sean Brady yesterday attempted to buy precious time to remain leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. He pleaded for a two-month period... Bishops say newspaper reported story in 1997 PAMELA DUNCAN Thu, Mar 18, 2010 CANONICAL INQUIRY: THE IRISH Bishops' Conference yesterday distributed a press release drawing attention to an article published 13 years ago, in which the current controversy surrounding Cardinal Seán Brady was first reported. The story,... Survivors of abuse must be allowed speak freely SHARON COMMINS Thu, Mar 18, 2010 A gagging clause which kills all discussion of the process of compensation by the redress board adds to the church's culture of secrecy THE TRUTH, they say, will set you free. The test... Norbertines apologise for Smyth failures JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs Correspondent Thu, Mar 18, 2010 THE LATE Fr Brendan Smyth's religious order, the Norbertine Community, has apologised to Cardinal Seán Brady and those abused by the paedophile priest for failing to remove him permanently from... Brady 'ashamed' of personal failures Ireland Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:15 Cardinal Sean Brady has said he is ashamed that he has not always upheld the values that he professes and believes in. Dr Brady was addressing a congregation attending St Patrick's Day mass... Brady's defence for not acting is risible Wed, Mar 17, 2010 It is just not believable that the purpose of the oath taken by two boys in 1975 was other than to cover up abuse, writes VINCENT BROWNE YESTERDAY MORNING the Catholic Communications Office issued a... If Brady must resign, then so should many lay peopleIndependent.ie By David Quinn Wednesday March 17 2010 HAD Cardinal Sean Brady taken the initiative and admitted his involvement in the Fr Brendan Smyth case there would still have been uproar, but he might also have been commended for... Priest who blew whistle on Smyth estranged from orderIndependent.ie By Grainne Cunningham Wednesday March 17 2010 AS the scandal of Brendan Smyth rocks the Catholic Church here once more, the man who acted as key whistleblower of his paedophilia is often forgotten. Unlike Cardinal Sean Brady, who climbed... Cardinal Brady did not officiate at ceremony due to pressure, says bishop Bishop of Derry Seamus Hegarty with five victims of abuse yesterday. Photograph: Pacemaker, David Sleator GERRY MORIARTY Northern Editor in Dundalk CONFIRMATION: THE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady did not attend a confirmation ceremony in Dundalk, Co Louth,... Cardinal must answer series of key questions Independent.ie By John Cooney Tuesday March 16 2010 FR Brian D'Arcy yesterday voiced the question ordinary God-fearing Catholics want a satisfactory answer to about Cardinal Sean Brady's central role in the Brendan Smyth paedophile cover-up. How does the... Bishops were not obliged to tell gardai of abuseIndependent.ie By Mgr Maurice Dooley Tuesday March 16 2010 There is no justification for the campaign demanding episcopal resignations THE media have been very successful in the past year or so in forcing resignations of politicians for perceived transgressions... No more pathetic excuses -- it's time to resign, CardinalIndependent.ie By ANDREW MADDEN Tuesday March 16 2010 THAT sick feeling I've had in my stomach on and off since the Murphy report was published last November is back. And I'm angry. In 1975, when Cardinal Sean Brady was... Club protecting monster went all the way to topIndependent.ie By Chris Moore Tuesday March 16 2010 FATHER Brendan Smyth was evil. He raped and buggered children, boys and girls, who came into his life. He often chose the children of families who regarded him as a trusted... Victims recall horror of abuse and call on prelate to resign his postIndependent.ie THEIR innocence was stolen by the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth -- but three of Smyth's victims yesterday united to call on Cardinal Sean Brady to take personal responsibility for his role in allowing the serial child abuser... Call for Cardinal Brady to step down over Brendan Smyth inquiry Paedophile priest Brendan Smyth leaving Limavady Courthouse, Co Derry, after extradition proceedings to the Republic in 1997. Helen McGonigle, a US attorney abused at age six by Smyth in Rhode Island, said Cardinal Seán Brady's assertion that he should... Bishops unaware cardinal held Smyth inquiry PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Tue, Mar 16, 2010 CARDINAL BRADY'S colleagues in the bishops' conference were unaware until last weekend that he had conducted canonical investigations 35 years ago into the abuse of two children by Fr Brendan... Path the cardinal must follow is clear MARY RAFTERY Mon, Mar 15, 2010 OPINION: When clerics are shown to have blatantly breached the principles they preach, they must accept the consequences and resign THERE IS a phenomenon known as a religious conscience. It is an entirely different... Cardinal's sin is his Nuremberg DefenceIndependent.ie By John Cooney Monday March 15 2010 In the meantime Cardinal Brady has launched a news management offensive to portray his conduct as meritorious IN the latest and most shocking cover-up yet in the long litany of priest... Brady didn't tell Pope of Smyth abuse case Cardinal Sean Brady talking to reporters at St Peter's Church in Co Armagh yesterday. Picture: Paul Faith/PA By John Cooney Monday March 15 2010 CARDINAL Sean Brady did not tell Pope Benedict he is facing imminent... Cardinal says he will not resign over Smyth abuse case DAN KEENAN and PATSY McGARRY Mon, Mar 15, 2010 THE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady has said he does not intend to resign following weekend revelations about his involvement in a 1975 canonical inquiry into child sex abuser Fr... 'I would have liked for him to get life. He took our six lives' It's the tale of a deeply disturbing childhood and of the bravery it took for one son to blow the whistle. The eldest child who testified against his father about years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse tells Mark... Statement from Cardinal's officeIreland Sunday, 14 March 2010 07:38 Statement from Cardinal's office In 1975, Fr Sean Brady, as he then was, was the part-time secretary to the then Bishop of Kilmore, the late Bishop Francis McKiernan. At the direction of... Cardinal Brady is sued by victim of serial abuse priest Independent.ie Primate accused of not passing report on child victim of Smyth to gardai By JIM CUSACK Sunday March 14 2010 Cardinal Sean Brady is being sued in his personal capacity by a victim of serial paedophile... Our laws still allow for the protection of child abusersIndependent.ie THE Irish State has connived in the concealment of abuse and has consistently failed to regulate state institutions and the church. Historically, it has done so on a massive scale in respect of industrial school abuse and has... Pope will struggle to survive abuse scandalIndependent.ie By John Cooney Saturday March 13 2010 A depressing week for Pope Benedict dramatically escalated last night into an unprecedented papal crisis when he was directly implicated in a cover-up of a German paedophile priest when he was... Church treated unfairly by media? Fri, Mar 12, 2010 Madam, - Bishop Christopher Jones feels the Catholic Church has been unfairly treated by the media (Front page March 11th). He's absolutely right that the covering up of child abuse has gone on for centuries... Bishop: 95pc of abuse outside ChurchIndependent.ie By John Cooney Thursday March 11 2010 A senior bishop has attacked the media for singling out the Catholic Church for covering-up paedophile priests when 95pc of child abuse occurs in families and community life. Christopher Jones, the... Bishop says media 'unfair and unjust' PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent Thu, Mar 11, 2010 CATHOLIC BISHOP of Elphin Christopher Jones has accused the media of being "unfair and unjust" to the Catholic Church through a concentration on the handling by church authorities of the... Abuse of children a worldwide issue? Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Madam, - Christine Buckley,Carmel Mc Donnell-Byrne and Bernadette Fahy ask (March 4th) what planet am I on that I ask for a worldwide study of a worldwide problem of abuse. In my other-planetary foolishness I... Church to carry out audit of clerical abuse claims By Caroline O'Doherty Wednesday, March 10, 2010 AN audit of child sex abuse allegations in every Catholic diocese in the country is to begin within weeks after the bishops agreed procedures for the inquiry yesterday. Allegations against diocesan... Priest abuser left trail of destruction and suicidesIndependent.ie By Olenka Frenkiel Tuesday March 09 2010 ALL the children in Ayrfield knew the fun-loving, smiling Fr Bill Carney. Not just through school. And not just his altar boys. He also ran the Boy Scouts and loved to... Paedophile priest denies findings of abuse report Bill Carney pictured in the Canary Islands last month. Picture: Courtesy of BBC By John Cooney Shane Phelan and Tom Brady Tuesday March 09 2010 A NOTORIOUS paedophile priest named in the Murphy report on clerical sex abuse... He started to prey on children before his ordinationIndependent.ie By SHANE PHELAN Tuesday March 09 2010 BILL CARNEY was a serial sexual abuser who preyed on young boys and girls before he was eventually defrocked. But prior to the publication of the Murphy report he was better... HSE still funds Right of Place charity By Jennifer Hough Tuesday, March 09, 2010 THE HSE is providing funding to a Cork-based charity for survivors of institutional abuse despite stating it would not do so until "outstanding impediments" to a new contract for 2010 had been... Bishops won't reform until faithful withhold donationsIndependent.ie By JOHN COONEY Monday March 08 2010 THE Bishop of Ferns, Dr Denis Brennan, ignited a furious national reaction with his tentative move towards persuading Wexford parishes to contribute financially to the crippling costs accruing from settlements with... Bishop of Ferns's call for assistance Mon, Mar 08, 2010 A chara, - The Catholic Church has indeed stooped to a new low in asking parishioners to foot the bill for compensation to victims of child sex abuse. Are the donations they place in the... Church and State colluded in this abuse-ridden societyIndependent.ie By Bruce Arnold Saturday March 06 2010 Tracey Fay's death has shifted public focus in the continuing and unbroken narrative of child abuse and neglect in Ireland. For the past decade, and before that, we have been able... Bishop of Ferns's call for assistance Sat, Mar 06, 2010 Madam, - Sinead O'Connor's letter (March 4th) provides all the ingredients of a dinner-party debate. Abrasive language, tick. Sweeping generalisation, tick. Shoddy facts, tick. However, I would treat it similarly to the way Ms O'Connor... Priest gets suspended sexual assault sentence Priest gets suspended sexual assault sentence Friday, 5 March 2010 14:24 The former spiritual director of Gormanston College has been given a two and a half year suspended prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to a charge of sexually... Bishop of Ferns's call for assistance Fri, Mar 05, 2010 Madam, - Whether people in Ferns choose to give some money to the diocese is no business of narcissistic entertainers, the professionally aggrieved or nominal Catholics who have not seen the inside of a church... Catholic group warns: Let Church fall rather than pay abuse cash Dr Brennan said he won't be asking Rome for aid. "I do not want to burden others," he added. "This is our responsibility and we would like to discharge our responsibilities ourselves." By Conor Kane and Colette Browne... Ferns' plea for abuse money left me shaking with rage Bishop Denis Brennan of the Ferns diocese By Shane Dunphy Wednesday March 03 2010 AFTER almost two decades working in the field of child protection, it is rare that I find myself actually trembling with rage, but... A very bad day for the bishopIndependent.ie AFTER all that has been said and done, it is utterly incomprehensible that a Catholic bishop in charge of an Irish diocese, which has been plagued by sex abuse scandals and cover-ups, should be so blissfully unaware of... Compensation for child abuseThe Irish Times - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Madam, - The Bishop of Ferns Dr Denis Brennan has invited the parishes of the diocese to help pay compensation for clerical child sexual abuse. He should call it what... Second bishop backs plan for parishioners to pay abuse bill Bishop of Ferns Denis Brennan has asked parishioners to donate money that could cover the church's compensation bills. Picture: Frank McGrath By Edel Kennedy, John Cooney and Grainne Cunningham Wednesday March 03 2010 A SECOND bishop has raised... Bishop may seek parishioners' funds Bishop may seek parishioners' funds By Claire O'Sullivan Wednesday, March 03, 2010 THE Diocese of Killaloe has not ruled out the possibility of its parishioners being asked for financial contributions towards clerical abuse compensation payouts, as is happening in... |