IRELAND
Irish Independent
David Quinn: The vast majority of abuse allegations received today relate to incidents that date back at least 10 years, usually more
Friday March 09 2012
A COUPLE of years ago I was interviewed by SBS, an Australian TV channel, about the situation of the Catholic Church in Ireland and specifically about the vocations crisis.
I said it was worse than a crisis, that it was a catastrophe and that Ireland was one of the vocations black spots of the world, which it is. I went on to add some context and nuance to this but that was all left out in the edit. All that was used was me talking about the catastrophe. I should have known better.
This is what happens when you agree to give interviews that are later subject to editing. In my case, it doesn’t matter a whole lot, but if you are in a position of real responsibility and authority you have to be extremely careful what you say.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was interviewed about the abuse crisis by ’60 Minutes’, produced by CBS News in the US. His remarks were widely reported.
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