IRELAND
Irish Independent
Christian Brothers
St Patrick’s Missionary Society ( Kiltegan Fathers)
SARAH MACDONALD, MAJELLA O’SULLIVAN AND CAROLINE CRAWFORD – 11 DECEMBER 2013
A LITANY of failures in dealing with cases of abuse stretching back four decades have been uncovered at two religious orders.
In the Christian Brothers, the church watchdog said the level of abuse from members of the order was substantial. One brother was returned to ministry after an allegation was made and only 12 brothers were convicted of offences against children.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) warned: “The number of convictions by the courts, compared to the numbers accused of child abuse, is significantly small.”
The Kiltegan Fathers, also known as the St Patrick’s Missionary Society, was also inspected and criticised for inadequate recording of allegations, incidents and suspicions.
Concerns were raised as early as 1966 about a missionary’s abuse of children in Kenya but he was only stood aside from ministry in 1986.
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