IRELAND
The Irish Times
CHARLIE TAYLOR
Papal legate Cardinal Marc Ouellet has asked for forgiveness from victims of clerical child abuse during his visit to Co Donegal.
The papal legate, who is representing Pope Benedict XVI at this week’s International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, met victims of abuse yesterday while on a pilgrimage to Lough Derg.
The meeting lasted two hours, during which survivors spoke of his or her own personal experience of abuse and its impact on their lives.
After the meeting, the former archbishop of Quebec celebrated Mass in St Patrick’s Basilica on the island with about 100 pilgrims.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.