IRELAND
Irish Times
PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent
THE BISHOP of Clonfert, John Kirby, has denied reports in this newspaper yesterday that he “had knowledge or suspicion” that a priest known as “Priest A” continued to abuse children subsequent to him learning of the cleric’s conduct in October 1990.
He also stated that contrary to what was reported, he had not been “aware of an acknowledgement by Priest A that he abused any child subsequent to October 1990”.
Bishop Kirby said this was the date when he first learned of the priest’s sexual abuse of a child.
He denied also that he (Bishop Kirby) was in receipt of any complaint and said: “I have neither knowledge nor suspicion that Priest A abused a child in either of the parishes of Kiltormer or Creagh subsequent to October 1990.”
Yesterday’s report in The Irish Times said Bishop Kirby “has been aware since the mid-1990s that a priest he moved following allegations of child sex abuse continued to abuse children in his new parish, contrary to statements by the bishop last month.”
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