IRELAND
The Irish Post
July 21, 2018
By Rebecca Keane
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said the Papal visit later this year will have to include a discussion on abuse committed by officials in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis is to visit Ireland next month.
The Pontiff’s Irish tour takes place in August with three events open to the public: World Meeting of Families 2018 at Croke Park on August 25, a Knock shrine event in Co. Mayo on the morning of August 26, and a closing mass at Phoenix Park later that day.
Speaking to RTÉ, Archbishop Martin said it was necessary for Pope Francis to discuss it as part of the Church’s history but as part of the present because the wounds of survivors are there and new wounds are still emerging.
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