IRELAND
RTE News
[Murphy Report: Fr. Benito – BishopAccountability.org]
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said that it is even more difficult now for bishops to pass on sensitive information about sexual abuse allegations about priests than before.
Archbishop Martin was speaking about the resignation of a child safety officer in a Dublin Catholic Parish who resigned after she learned of allegations of child sexual abuse made against a priest who had served there.
The priest had put on restricted Ministry for years as a result of the allegations.
However Archbishop Martin said that he removed him from Ministry when new information about an old allegation came to light.
Archbishop Martin said he understood and sympathised with the woman, who he said, must have felt betrayed.
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