# clerical-abuse - Monday 24 January, 2022
# Pope Benedict
# Pope Benedict
He says an editorial error was responsible for his previous assertion that he was not there.
# clerical-abuse - Friday 22 February, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘Guided by the Holy Spirit we must come together and find new inclusive governance structures to replace the old patriarchal model, which has broken down’, writes Colm Holmes.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 2 February, 2019
# Marie Collins
# Marie Collins
A Protection of Minors meeting is due to take place in the Vatican later this month.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 13 October, 2018
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
Defrocking means the offender is forbidden from exercising any clerical duties at all, even in private.
# clerical-abuse - Sunday 26 August, 2018
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
He has been criticised for not going far enough in his comments this weekend.
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
The Tánaiste said Pope Francis is “clearly angered” by what took place.
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
Darren McGavin called for senior Church figures who did not report abusers to be held to account.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 25 August, 2018
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
In a speech delivered at an event attended by Pope Francis, the Taoiseach spoke about the “dark aspects of the Catholic Church’s history”.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
# World Meeting
# World Meeting
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said that more could be done to encourage victims to come forward.
# clerical-abuse - Monday 20 August, 2018
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
The Pope arrives in Ireland on Saturday.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
Bishop Brendan Leahy made his comments ahead of the Pope’s visit to Ireland later this month.
# clerical-abuse - Thursday 2 August, 2018
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
A demonstration of solidarity with those who have been abused is being organised to coincide with the Pope’s visit.
# clerical-abuse - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# Adelaide
# Adelaide
But Philip Wilson could avoid jail.
# clerical-abuse - Monday 6 February, 2017
# Historic Cases
# Historic Cases
The St John of God Brothers had 40% of its members accused of abuse.
# clerical-abuse - Tuesday 19 July, 2016
# Dublin
# Dublin
The judge said Walsh’s abuse of the victim had “plagued his life to date”.
# clerical-abuse - Thursday 3 March, 2016
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
The Vatican’s finance chief was based in the town at a time when dozens of children were being abused.
# clerical-abuse - Friday 20 November, 2015
# Rigid Priests
# Rigid Priests
“I’m scared of rigid priests. I keep away from them. They bite!”
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 5 September, 2015
# Defrocked
# Defrocked
It’s led to a resignation in the diocese of Cloyne.
# clerical-abuse - Friday 28 August, 2015
# Jozef Wesolowski
# Jozef Wesolowski
The former archbishop died overnight, the Vatican has announced today.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 22 August, 2015
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
The priest repeatedly molested the girl from the time she was five.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 15 October, 2014
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
John O’Reilly began abusing the girl when she was five.
# clerical-abuse - Sunday 17 August, 2014
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
Brendan Boland says that Sean Brady was “weak”.
# clerical-abuse - Monday 7 July, 2014
# Apology
# Apology
After meeting two Irish survivors, the Pontiff condemned “execrable acts of abuse.”
# clerical-abuse - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
He has promised to continue a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to abuse.
# clerical-abuse - Monday 9 June, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
It’s a common refrain that widespread abuse was only exposed in recent decades – but the real story is very different, writes Fin Dwyer.
# clerical-abuse - Tuesday 10 December, 2013
# Safeguarding
# Safeguarding
In one case, a priest believed to have abused at least 50 victims since 1966 did not leave the society until 2002.
# Safeguarding
# Safeguarding
However, the tone used to some complainants was “inconsistent” – some responses were compassionate and others were “sharp in tone”.
# clerical-abuse - Thursday 23 May, 2013
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
Two corporations behind the ‘Irish’ Christian Brothers will enter ‘Chapter 11′ bankruptcy, which allows them to reorganise.
# clerical-abuse - Friday 22 March, 2013
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
A number of complaints of sexual abuse of minors against the priest have been upheld by a canonical penal trial today.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 8 December, 2012
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
The film examines the story of four men who were abused as boys in a school for the deaf in the USA.
# clerical-abuse - Saturday 22 September, 2012
# clerical-abuse - Friday 7 September, 2012
# Clerical Abuse
# Clerical Abuse
Various commissions have only investigated abuse claims on a diocese-by-diocese basis. Should there be a national overall inquiry?
# Opinion
# Opinion
Lisa McInerney asks why, if a senior member of the Catholic Church thought paedophilia was ‘crossing the line in friendship’, does the same Church think it can guide people on how to love and who to marry?
# clerical-abuse - Thursday 6 September, 2012
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
# Safeguarding
# Safeguarding
Summary of the main findings of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland into Kildare and Leighlin Diocese.
# Safeguarding
# Safeguarding
Summary of the main findings of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland into the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
Summary of the main findings of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland into Clonfert diocese.
# clerical-abuse - Monday 2 July, 2012
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
The Catholic Communications Office says there’s “no concrete information” about a rumoured visit in 2013.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
# Abuse
# Abuse
Towards Healing’s first annual report says that over 28,000 counselling sessions were provided last year.
# clerical-abuse - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
# IEC 2012
# IEC 2012
The Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, met with a group of abuse survivors during a pilgrimage to Lough Derg.
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