IRELAND
Irish Independent
SARAH MACDONALD – PUBLISHED 26 MAY 2014
A NEW initiative launched by the Catholic Church in Ireland is to offer survivors of clerical and religious abuse a chance to re-engage with their faith and re-connect with the church.
Towards Peace was launched in St Joseph’s parish in Wilton, Cork, yesterday by Bishop John Buckley of Cork and Ross and Una Allen, who is chair of the new service.
The service is being rolled out across the church regionally over the coming months and will be unveiled in Knock next month followed by Dublin and Armagh.
It offers survivors a “spiritual companion” to accompany them in a journey towards healing their faith which may have been damaged by the abuse they suffered.
It also seeks to help survivors find forgiveness towards the institutional church for its failings.
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