IRELAND
Irish Independent
Thursday October 11 2012
A diocese took up to 13 years to report four allegations of clerical abuse by suspected paedophile priests to authorities, an audit found.
Health chiefs revealed the Diocese of Clonfert took almost 10 years to pass on information about three other accusations.
But despite its bishop John Kirby being criticised in recent weeks by the Catholic Church’s own watchdog for mishandling allegations in his diocese, the Health Service Executive (HSE) found it met all seven standards it set for its review.
The HSE diocesan audit examined the records of 24 dioceses across Ireland up to last November – but it did not recommend a full Commission of Inquiry into any.
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