IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Caroline Crawford, Tom Brady and Majella O’Sullivan
Friday September 07 2012
THE bishop at the centre of the controversy over his remarks on paedophilia is refusing to consider his position — despite the growing public outcry over his comments.
Dr John Kirby remained silent on the matter yesterday as calls for his resignation grew.
The bishop, who is chairman of Trocaire, would not answer media queries yesterday following his remarks that he had believed paedophilia to be “a friendship that had crossed a boundary line”.
While he apologised for his role in moving two priests to new parishes after they had abused children in the 1990s, his claims that he was unaware of the true nature of paedophilia have been met with outrage by many members of the public.
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