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# Apostolic Visitation

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Denzel Washington consumes a variety of brands in the new film Flight.
Priests attack cardinal's report on 'gay-friendly' college
A group of Irish priests have labelled the investigation “prurient” and “incompetent”, and said it may have been motivated by homophobia.
Clerical abuse survivors asked: Has the Church supported you?
Support and advocacy group asks for survivors to complete questionnaire to build picture of official response to abuse claims.
Minister insists children’s rights referendum will take place this year
Frances Fitzgerald also welcomed yesterday’s publication by the Catholic Church of the report of the Apostolic Visitation to Ireland.
Visitation criticised for not addressing Vatican role in abuse cover-ups
Support groups and abuse survivors are disappointed with a six-and-a-half page document which “doesn’t say much at all”.
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
Poll: Are you more hopeful for Catholic Church after Visitation findings?
The Vatican-sent panel of Catholic officials say that there are “signs of hope” for the future of the Church here. Do you agree?
Irish Catholic bishops "make heartfelt pleas for forgiveness"
Statement from Irish bishops ‘welcomes’ findings of ‘pastoral’ Apostolic Visitation which was sent to Ireland from the Vatican – but Cardinal Brady says it doesn’t “supersede” the Church’s policy.
Vatican visitors propose Church reforms to deal with abuse fallout
An Apostolic Visitation sent by Pope Benedict XVI suggests reforming admissions to seminaries, and organisation of dioceses.
Vatican visitors to publish report on Church child abuse
Pope Benedict’s hand-picked ‘Apostolic Visitation’ will publish a summary of their findings later this morning.
Apostolic visit criticised for giving out 'very bad message'
The cardinal sent to Ireland to oversee the handling of the clerical sex abuse crisis has celebrated mass alongside two bishops strongly criticised in the Murphy report.
Apostolic visitation is self-serving, window-dressing nonsense
Abuse survivor and children’s rights campaigner Andrew Madden says to engage with the process would be to give it credibility.