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Cloyne Report priest threatens legal action against texters and complainants

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Cleric reports public abuse to Cork police IrishCentral Published Monday, February 13, 2012, 7:49 AM Updated Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:25 AM By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral Staff Writer A priest at the centre of the Cloyne Report’s largest chapter is … Continue reading

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Vatican ‘frustrated’ inquiry – Shatter

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irishtimes.com 09 September 2011 Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said the Vatican did attempt to frustrate the Murphy Commission. STEVEN CARROLL Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has insisted the Vatican did attempt to frustrate an inquiry into clerical child … Continue reading

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No exceptions for priests in child abuse legislation

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thejournal.ie 08 September 2011 PRIESTS HEARING CONFESSION will not be excused from new laws making it illegal not to pass on allegations of child abuse, the government has confirmed. The legislation drawn up in the wake of the Cloyne report,which … Continue reading

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What mass-goers said: views from the pro-cathedral and St Colman’s Cathedral

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The Irish Times 03 September 2011 MASS-GOERS at Dublin’s pro-cathedral and St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, the cathedral church of the diocese of Cloyne, were largely unimpressed by the Vatican’s response. Margie O’Reilly from Raheny, Dublin, said the Vatican should … Continue reading

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It makes no sense

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I am at a loss to understand what the mandatory-reporting-kerfuffle in the Vatican is all about.  In essence, that’s the nub of the Response of the Holy See to the Government of Ireland:. 03 September 2011: Response of the Holy See to the Government of Ireland regarding … Continue reading

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Vatican: No evidence the Holy See meddled in State affairs

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The Irish Examiner Saturday, September 03, 2011 – 12:14 PM The Vatican has formally responded to the findings of the Cloyne report and to criticism levelled against it by the Government in the wake of its publication. In a 20-page … Continue reading

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Cloyne Diocese orders parishes to consider property sales to fund abuse pay-outs

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Huge compensation claims force drastic measures IrishCentral (irishcentral.com) 39 August 2011 By: CATHAL DERVAN, IrishCentral.com Staff Writer St. Colman’s Cathedral, in the Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork Photo by Google Images The crisis-torn Diocese of Cloyne has instructed priests to draw up … Continue reading

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Arrest Bishop John Magee for Cloyne cover-up

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Why Ireland needs to take a stand on abuse enablers Irish V0ice Published Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 7:18 AM Updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 9:29 AM Irish Voice Editorial Former Bishop John Magee The spectacle of Bishop John Magee abjectly … Continue reading

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Msgr O’Callaghan – ‘I should have resigned’ – Paul Keenan

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The Irish Catholic 25 Aug 2011 Paul Keenan Sixteen years on from the publication of the bishops’ Child Protection Guidlines, the priest charged with being the Cloyne diocese’s Delegate for Child Protection has admitted that he should have resigned as … Continue reading

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Cloyne priest asked to stop public comments

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Bishop John Magee’s former deputy, Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan, has been asked to stop commenting publicly on the abuse controversy in the Cloyne diocese. rte news (rte.ie) Updated: 09:10, Thursday, 25 August 2011    Msgr Denis O’Callaghan has admitted he should … Continue reading

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