IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Sarah MacDonald
Monday December 03 2012
PRIESTS accused of sexual abuse want their accusers identified and the allegations against them in writing, a group representing liberal clergymen has said.
The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) issued the demand to the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church.
In a meeting with the board chief, Ian Elliot, the ACP, which now represents over 1,000 Irish priests, outlined a series of changes it is seeking to the guidelines on the standing aside from ministry for priests accused of abuse.
The group hopes the areas they are unhappy with will be taken into consideration when the interim guidelines come up for review in January.
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