2011-11-15 18:17:08

Abuse Reports have Misled Irish People: Archbishop


November 15, 2011: Priests in Ireland have been subjected to unjustifiable wrongs as people have been misled about the level of sexual and physical abuse committed by them, said Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin.
In his homily at a Mass in the Pro-Cathedral at the weekend, he said people had been “misled about the extent of abuse by priests”.
Dr Martin, speaking at Mass to celebrate the lives of the nine priests who had died in the diocese this year, said he had been thinking about the changes in the country over their careers.
“I was reflecting that the two eldest of these priests, Dan Breen and Noel Madden, were both ordained in 1955,” he said. “I was reflecting on the change that they would have experienced over those years. Priests in Dublin face new challenges as numbers decrease and the workload grows and the general cultural climate changes.
“Priests in Dublin have faced really difficult times in the past years. With all of you, I am saddened and horrified to see the results of a recent survey which showed how misled people have been about the extent of abuse by priests. Some of those questioned for the survey imagined that over 20 per cent of priests had abused,” he said.








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