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June 2010 ArchivesVatican yet to really prove it can be trusted Claire O'Sullivan Wednesday, June 30, 2010 TRUST and an inability to trust - anyone - ever again is something that sex abuse and particularly child sex abuse victims speak of For women that have never disclosed to anyone a... Church child protection board admits guideline gaps By Claire O'Sullivan Wednesday, June 30, 2010 THE National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) in the Catholic Church has admitted there are gaps in the Church's child protection guidelines that will have to be closed following the resignation of... Victims call for child protection role change after priest resignsBy Claire O'Sullivan Monday, June 28, 2010 CLERICAL abuse victims have called for the role of the diocesan child protection delegate to be re-evaluated by the Catholic Church in the aftermath of the resignation of Cloyne delegate Father Bill Bermingham.... Cavan religious order to be sued by American victims of paedophile priestSunday Tribune Ali Bracken, Crime Correspondent --> Brendan Smyth pictured during his time in the US THE NORBertine order in Co Cavan that deceased paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth was attached to is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit in the... Martin under pressure over Vatican silence on bishops' resignationsSunday Tribune John Downes --> Martin: serious blow The Vatican has refused to say if the resignations of two Dublin auxiliary bishops named in the Murphy report on clerical sex abuse have been accepted or rejected by the pope, in... Endgame: is 'the people's princess' being penned in by his own pawns?Sunday Tribune The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin is a man under serious pressure, amid signs that the knives are being sharpened against him, writes John Downes, News Investigations Correspondent Mark Condren --> Under pressure: Diarmuid Martin's approach to communications... Child protection cleric told priest of allegations BARRY ROCHE SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENT Sat, Jun 26, 2010 A PRIEST with responsibility for ensuring child protection in the diocese of Cloyne last night defended his actions in making allegations of sexual abuse by a woman available to a priest... Magdalene women 'can't access records' MARIE O'HALLORAN Fri, Jun 25, 2010 WOMEN WHO worked in the Magdalene laundries cannot get access to their records from the religious orders who ran the institutions, the Dáil has heard. Kathleen Lynch (Labour, Cork North-Central) said the women... Accused priest given victim's file By Claire O'Sullivan Friday, June 25, 2010 CLAIMS that the child protection delegate in the diocese of Cloyne handed over a confidential file containing allegations of abuse to the priest at the centre of the allegations are being investigated... Justice group demands laundries inquiry By Claire O'Sullivan Thursday, June 24, 2010 THE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group (JFM) has asked the Irish Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into the state's refusal to acknowledge their role in the laundries. Representatives from the JFM... Cabinet approves Cloyne abuse report delay By Shaun Connolly Political Correspondent Wednesday, June 23, 2010 THE report into the handling of abuse allegations in the Cloyne diocese has been delayed until the autumn. The Commission of Investigation probe had been expected to be released over... Sex abuse victims Collins and Madden to get merit awards PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Tue, Jun 22, 2010 DUBLIN CLERICAL sex abuse victims Andrew Madden and Marie Collins have been named The Humbert Summer School 2010 outstanding merit award winners. They will be presented with the awards in... Charity still funded a year after concerns raised By Jennifer Hough Monday, June 21, 2010 A CHARITY for survivors of institutional abuse continues to get government funding despite senior HSE management being shown evidence more than a year ago that there was "concern" over how the money... Cardinal Brady refuses to say if he sought gag clause in abuse settlement John Downes --> Sean Brady: out-of-court deal Cardinal Sean Brady has refused to say if he sought the inclusion of a "gagging clause" as part of an out-of-court settlement, said to be worth more than €250,000, with a woman... Church shouldn't be its own judgeIndependent.ie Sir -- While many commentators have high expectations of the Vatican visitation to Ireland I suspect that the outcome will be a far different -- and a more depressing -- one. Firstly, the investigation is flawed from its... Vandals hit former child protection chief's carBy Claire O'Sullivan Friday, June 18, 2010 A CAR belonging to the diocese of Cloyne's former child protection delegate was vandalised overnight last weekend. Gardaí in Mallow are investigating the incident, in which slogans were daubed on the car. Monsignor... State in denial over MagdalenesIrish Times Madam, - I refer to Fintan O'Toole's piece on the Government's continuing denial of responsibility for the Magdalene laundries abuse (Opinion, June 15th). I would argue that the abuse suffered by women and girls in the Magdalene laundries... Clerical sex abuse 'robs us all of our innocence' PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent Wed, Jun 16, 2010 THE CLERICAL child sex abuse scandal "robs us all of our innocence," Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor has said in an address to Irish priests. "It does not matter that the... Church pays €¼m to settle abuse case PATSY McGARRY Tue, Jun 15, 2010 THE CATHOLIC Church has reached an out-of-court settlement, said to be worth more than €250,000, with a woman who was abused as a child by Fr Brendan Smyth, it was reported last night.... Three-quarters of Irish adults polled say cardinal should quit PATSY McGARRY and STEPHEN COLLINS Mon, Jun 14, 2010 THREE-QUARTERS OF Irish adults believe that Cardinal Seán Brady should resign from office because of the sex abuse scandals in the Irish church, according to the latest Irish Times /Ipsos, MRBI... Abuse case legal costs top €140m Sunday Tribune Ken Foxe, Public Affairs Correspondent LEGAL costs for settling compensation claims with victims of abuse in residential institutions have now risen to €140.8 million, according to the latest figures. Half a dozen solicitors' firms each cleared more... Church reform is a pious dreamIndependent.ie Maire Garvey's comments about John Cooney's pessimistic expectations of the Vatican visitation to the Irish church are not convincing (Letters, June 9), as I, too, suspect that the outcome will be a far different and a more depressing... Pope begs forgiveness over abuse Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of a prayer vigil marking the end of the Year for Priests in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters Pope Benedict begged forgiveness from God and victims... Judge's play on abuse to be staged PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent Fri, Jun 11, 2010 A PLAY mentioned in the Ryan report and written by a district court judge will be staged at Green Street courthouse in Dublin today. The Evidence I Shall Give , which... The HSE's message is that people who intend to self-harm should do so only in office hoursIndependent.ie Kevin Myers: By Kevin Myers Thursday June 10 2010 'WARDS of the HSE" -- words to rank with "Van Diemen's Land", "Magdalene Laundries" and "Letterfrack" in the dire lexicon of government-administered Irish horror stories. Now, we learn officially... Cardinal involves laity in diocesan structures DAN KEENAN Thu, Jun 10, 2010 CARDINAL SEÁN Brady has introduced a new pastoral constitution, diocesan council and set up parish area resource teams in his Armagh archdiocese, marking a new level of lay involvement in the running of... Mixed messages from the churchIndependent.ie I AM curious to know who John Cooney's "informed sources" in the Catholic Church might be, as they certainly seem to know a lot about what the Pope wants the 'Apostolic Visitation' to achieve while they're here (Irish... State failing to protect childrenThe Irish Times - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 A YEAR AGO the Ryan Report exposed in chilling detail how vulnerable children placed in care were sexually or physically abused for decades. Just as disturbing was the finding that those... Church probe to inform gardai of fresh crimesIndependent.ie By Tom Brady Monday June 07 2010 GARDAI expect the church authorities to make immediate contact with them if the Vatican inquiries uncover fresh evidence of a potential criminal offence. Senior officers investigating clerical abuse cases said last... Power to the prelates as State is bypassedIndependent.ie Archbishop Dolan is set to prescribe a return to prayer, humility and a rediscovery of identity AS SHERLOCK Holmes might observe to Dr Watson, it smacks of a case of the secular watchdog not barking in the night... New Vatican campaign to clamp down on 'liberal opinion'Independent.ie By John Cooney Monday June 07 2010 VATICAN investigators to Ireland appointed by Pope Benedict XVI are to clamp down on liberal secular opinion in an intensive drive to re-impose traditional respect for clergy, according to informed sources... Child deaths while in care or contact with services now at 188 CARL O'BRIEN, Chief Reporter Sat, Jun 05, 2010 AT LEAST 188 young people who were in care or in contact with social services have died over the past decade, according to new figures from the Health Service Executive. Children's... Bishop resists lay call to move priests accused of child abuse PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Sat, Jun 05, 2010 A CATHOLIC bishop and a religious congregation have refused to remove two priests accused of child sex abuse from a retreat centre in east Galway that is attended regularly by... An Independent State Appointed Representative imperative for Abuse SurvivorsAn Independent State Appointed Representative imperative for Abuse SurvivorsFollowing a meeting of it's members, 'Let Our Voices Emerge' have decided to give their wholehearted support to those Survivors of Institutional abuse who are now calling on the State to appoint... Vatican's abuse investigation - Irish Times etters PageVatican's abuse investigation Madam, - While the "Seriousness of intent evident in papal choice of heavy hitters" (Opinion, June 1st) is to be welcomed, this Vatican investigation is flawed by its very nature, as no institution, even one claiming to... Abuse groups query record of top clerics sent to Ireland PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent Wed, Jun 02, 2010 ABUSE GROUPS in the UK and US have questioned the inclusion of the two cardinals and one archbishop among the apostolic visitors to the Irish Catholic Church announced by Pope... Support Group Accounts Tuesday, June 01, 2010 ALL organisations that have received monies from the state or religious bodies in relation to the child sex scandals should give a public accounting of how much they received, why they received it, and... Seriousness of intent evident in papal choice of heavy hitters Tue, Jun 01, 2010 The strong line-up of the planned visitation may be marred by Irish diaspora roots and the lack of any lay person, writes PATSY McGARRY , Religious Affairs Correspondent THERE HAS never been anything like it where... Edmund Rice Trust explains its accounts COLM KEENA Public Affairs Correspondent Tue, Jun 01, 2010 FALLING PROPERTY values explain part of the difference between figures in the accounts of the Edmund Rice Trust and earlier estimates by the Christian Brothers of the value of... Enforcers get mixed reaction from abuse groups By Caroline O'Doherty Tuesday, June 01, 2010 SEVERAL of the Catholic Church's top enforcers against paedophile priests have been appointed by the Pope to carry out an inquiry into the Church's handling of the problem here. However,... |