Culture of Denial in Catholic Church Is World-wide, Says Priest

The Newstalk
September 6, 2012

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Culture of denial in Catholic Church is world-wide, says priest | Image: Photocall Ireland

The culture of denial is endemic in the Catholic Church world-wide according to a Dublin Augustinian priest.

Michael Mernagh says if an audit was done of every religious congregation in the country many more cases of child abuse and their cover-up would be revealed.

His comments follow the publication of the reports of 7 audits of religious congregations and dioceses by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church yesterday.

They found more than 330 allegations of abuse against 146 priests and members of congregations.

Michael Mernagh is an Augustinian Priest in Meath Street in Dublin.

He says the culture of denial in the Catholic Church is a world-wide problem.

He told Breakfast here on Newstalk he was not surprised by the findings in the reports.