IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Edel O’Connell
Wednesday June 13 2012
THE Irish Catholic Church will not address the issue of clerical sex abuse during the week-long International Eucharistic Congress, organisers confirmed yesterday.
The decision was confirmed on the same day a Filipino archbishop held an hour-long discussion on clerical sex abuse in Asia.
But organisers of the Dublin event have defended their decision not to include an equivalent address by an Irish archbishop. Congress general secretary Fr Kevin Doran told the Irish Independent it was felt a presentation from someone who was outside “the situation” would be more appropriate.
Earlier, Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Tagle spoke of the abuse crisis from an Asian perspective. He discussed the need to develop pastoral guidelines for handling cases of clerical sex abuse and for a greater understanding of celibacy among clergy.
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