IRELAND
Irish Independent
Wednesday June 06 2012
THE Catholic Church’s child protection watchdog has expressed concern about the level of resources available to it as 237 new cases of abuse were reported in the last year.
Ian Elliott, the chief executive of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church, said the body has struggled to keep abreast of all the work. He said 237 new abuse cases were reported in 2011 against 196 priests and religious. Six related to the period from 2000 onwards.
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