IRELAND
Irish Independent
SARAH MACDONALD – UPDATED 10 MARCH 2014
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says he is “very concerned” about fresh claims by the former CEO of the Catholic Church watchdog, Ian Elliot, on safeguarding children.
The Catholic Church’s most outspoken bishop on clerical abuse said: “If there is wrong on any side, it should be admitted.”
He told the Irish Independent that it would be “disastrous” if trust was lost in the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCCI).
Mr Elliott has told the Government that serious concerns he had about the handling of an abuse case were omitted from a later report.
He alleges the Diocese of Down and Connor blocked the release of information it held about the handling of the case of ex-priest Jim Donaghy, who was jailed for 10 years in 2012 for abusing two altar boys and a trainee priest.
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