One of the few positive outcomes of the outcry over sexual abuse has been an increased willingness by those who hold power in the church, to recognise the importance of honesty about the record, and of co-operation with civil authority.…
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Irish Bishops’ Resignations Over Abuse: 1 Accepted, 4 (5?) to go.
One of the big disappointments of the pope’s “pastoral” letter to Irish Catholics, was that it contained no reference at all to the resignations of four bishops in the wake of the Murphy report on the cover-ups in Dublin. (A…
Reclaiming Our Consciences
At NCR Online, Joan Chittister has a thoughtful reflection on the Irish Bishops’ Vatican visit – from a perspective inside Ireland. After noting that there are fundamental differences between the responses of people in Ireland and America, where the response…
Irish Demand for Democracy – in Church.
The Irish Catholic Church, compared with other countries, has been notable for its belated response to the problem of clerical abuse. Like other countries, for decades the bishops responded by cover-ups and denial. Once finally forced out from cover, though,…
From the Dublin Cover-up to the Vatican Cover-up
The Irish Murphy report into clerical abuse in Dublin was a governmental investigation into the Irish bishops’ cover-up of the original crimes. In the US, a vigorous press has done a great job of exposing corresponding cover-ups by the American…
