IRELAND
Irish Central
December 04, 2017
By Nick Bramhill
Organizers of Ireland’s first-ever healing circle for priests suffering from anxiety and stress have said more therapy sessions are likely to be held across the country from early next year.
At least 10 priests from the Munster region attended an initial group therapy session in Parish Center in Ovens, Co. Cork on Tuesday, November 28.
But the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP), which organized the workshop, said the event could be “the first of many,” provided there is a strong demand from members of the clergy.
Father Tim Hazelwood, a spokesman for the 1,000-strong priests’ group, said the purpose of the sessions was to provide support to innocent churchmen who have been negatively affected by the abuse scandals in the Catholic Church.
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