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Article: A two-year government investigation has revealed more than 100 allegations of abuse against 26 priests in the Diocese of Ferns.(Ireland)(Brief Article)
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- Conscience
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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A TWO-YEAR GOVERNMENT investigation has revealed more than 100 allegations of abuse against 26 priests in the Diocese of Ferns. The 26 priests represent nearly 10 percent of those who served in the period under investigation (1966-2005).
The report, which faulted police and local officials but reserved its most scathing criticism for church leaders, including the Vatican itself, has lead to calls for parliament to reconsider the relationship between church and state in Ireland.
Despite the savage indictment of their conduct, church leaders were less than wholehearted in their contrition. While Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh conceded that "the betrayal ...