IRELAND
The Irish Times

[the report]

CARL O’BRIEN

The report advanced a number of key reforms to safeguard children and also notes that this ‘time of trial’ has revealed the vitality and strength of Irish faith

A DELEGATION of senior Catholic Church officials has acknowledged that sex abuse scandals in Ireland have led to a loss of trust in members of the clergy.

The findings form part of the Holy See’s investigation into seminaries and dioceses across Ireland in the wake of controversy over the church’s handling of clerical sex abuse cases.

The report also proposes a number of reforms to improve child protection, along with pastoral priorities to help with the renewal of the church.