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Ireland’s Response to Vatican on Cloyne Report: “The Victims of Abuse … Must Remain Foremost in Our Considerations

DUBLIN, Ireland, SEPT. 8, 2011  Here is the statement by the government of Ireland on the response of the Holy See to the report of the Commission of Investigation in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. The Government of Ireland thanks … Continue reading

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Full text: the Holy See’s response to the Cloyne Report

Saturday, 3 September 2011 Irish Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at a press conference after the publication of the Cloyne Report (Julien Behal/PA Wire) Response to Mr Eamon Gilmore, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, concerning … Continue reading

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Time for penitence

There is a powerful editorial in the Irish Catholic. It looks at a church that it says was unique to Ireland, and is now firmly in the past where it belongs. ‘‘Le catholicisme du type Irlandais” in many ways betrayed … Continue reading

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The fearful Fathers – the aftermath of the Cloyne Report.

Although this is a report from the secular press, it highlights the very real costs to the people of Ireland, especially the priests who daily have to defend the what, at times, is almost impossible to defend.  From: The Irish … Continue reading

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The Cloyne Report : Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s homily today in Dublin.

From: The Irish Examiner.com.   Diarmuid Martin: Those who acted wrongly should assume accountability Sunday, July 17, 2011 – 11:04 AM   The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin is using his homily at Mass in St Mary’s Pro Cathedral this … Continue reading

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Cardinal Brady: Cloyne Report Marks “Another Dark Day”

Murphy Commission Finds Diocese Failed to Report Abuse Allegations CLOYNE, Ireland, JULY 14, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The same Murphy Commission of Investigation that revealed the extent of sexual abuse in Ireland with three earlier reports, has released a fourth report, this … Continue reading

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