IRELAND
Irish Mirror
One of the country’s leading clerics has said it is appalling that some religious orders delayed bringing in the most up-to-date child protection rules.
As watchdogs exposed seven congregations for lax efforts to prevent abuse, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said he was seriously concerned by audits carried out last autumn.
Only two religious orders inspected by the Catholic Church’s own reviewers demonstrated good compliance with rules to safeguard youngsters.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) warned seven congregations have considerable work to do on the issue and praised two – the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts and the Dominican Sisters.
Archbishop Martin said some of the delays in reporting allegations were appalling and that failures cast a shadow over the credibility of the entire church’s safeguarding efforts.
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