IRELAND/VATICAN CITY
RTE News
Pope Benedict has said the legacy of Irish Catholicism has been shaken by the clerical sexual abuse of children.
In a pre-recorded address to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Croke Park, the Pope praised the church in Ireland for its heroic missionaries and its mighty contribution to the good of the world.
But he said the joy sparked by this legacy had been shaken in an appalling way by the abuse of children by priests, brothers and nuns.
Earlier, in his homily, the Papal Legate told the capacity congregation that the Lord heals the Church’s wounds.
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