IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Colm Kelpie
Thursday September 06 2012
SERIAL abusers went undetected and unchecked with one religious congregation maintaining a “culture of secrecy”, audits of three orders found.
It is the first time that religious congregations have been audited by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSC), with some of the most scathing criticisms reserved for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
The Catholic Church’s child protection watchdog focused on three congregations — the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC); the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritans) and the Dominican Friars.
The NBSC stated that its leadership not only failed to pass allegations to the gardai and health chiefs, but also maintained an air of secrecy within their own community.
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