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12/08/2010
Abuse Shock As Pope 'Says No'
Two senior Catholic clergymen implicated in the Murphy Report into cover-ups of paedophile clerics are to keep their jobs.
Pope Benedict has rejected the resignations of two bishops named in the damning report and has, at the same time, delivered a blow to the authority of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin after he sought their removal.
However, the Pontiff's long-awaited decision in support of Dublin Auxiliary Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field has led to a furious reaction from victims of clerical abuse in Ireland and the US.
Dr Walsh and Bishop Field tendered their resignations to Rome eight months ago after Dr Martin called for all bishops named in the Murphy Report to take responsibility for their past actions.
Now, the Papal decision will intensify protests by abuse groups next month during the Pope's official state visit to Scotland, England and Wales.
This will be widely seen as a heavy blow to Dr Martin, a veteran Vatican diplomat who was appointed in 2004 to lead the Catholic Church in Ireland through a growing storm of child-abuse scandals.
He has opposed a culture of concealment of child molestation, mostly by transferring abusive priests to new parishes in Ireland, Britain and the US.
(BMcC)
Pope Benedict has rejected the resignations of two bishops named in the damning report and has, at the same time, delivered a blow to the authority of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin after he sought their removal.
However, the Pontiff's long-awaited decision in support of Dublin Auxiliary Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field has led to a furious reaction from victims of clerical abuse in Ireland and the US.
Dr Walsh and Bishop Field tendered their resignations to Rome eight months ago after Dr Martin called for all bishops named in the Murphy Report to take responsibility for their past actions.
Now, the Papal decision will intensify protests by abuse groups next month during the Pope's official state visit to Scotland, England and Wales.
This will be widely seen as a heavy blow to Dr Martin, a veteran Vatican diplomat who was appointed in 2004 to lead the Catholic Church in Ireland through a growing storm of child-abuse scandals.
He has opposed a culture of concealment of child molestation, mostly by transferring abusive priests to new parishes in Ireland, Britain and the US.
(BMcC)
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