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Innocence of accused priests should be emphasised – report

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Sylvia
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Catholic Church child protection guidelines makes recommendation on announcement of cleric standing aside The Irish Times Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 11:59 Patsy McGarry Public announcements by the church that a priest is standing aside from ministry due to child abuse … Continue reading →

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Diocese sex abuse concerns ‘omitted from official report’

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Sylvia
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Independent.ie 08 March 2014 Shane Phelan Public Affairs Editor – Updated 08 March 2014 03:15 AM Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor. Picture: Steve Humphreys The former head of the Catholic Church’s child safety watchdog has told the Government … Continue reading →

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Reports on Church child protection published

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Sylvia
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RTE (Ireland) Updated: 21:55, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 An audit by the Catholic Church’s child protection watchdog has found only 12 Christian Brothers were convicted of crimes between 1975 and today. A review of the congregation’s files found that its initial response to … Continue reading →

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Co Kerry priest accused of sex abuse left church to work with children

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Sylvia
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breakingnews.ie   (Ireland) 10 December 2013 18:08:37 A priest facing several sex abuse allegations asked to be dismissed and went on to work in a job which gave him access to children, the church watchdog has found. The ex-cleric was the … Continue reading →

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Allegations made against 23 Derry Diocese priests since 1975

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Sylvia
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The Ulster Herald (N. Ireland) 01 December 2013 AN extensive report into how the Diocese of Derry handled child abuse allegations against priests has revealed that only seven of the 23 priests subject to allegations since January 1975 are still … Continue reading →

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