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[YFred]

This report appeared today on the BBC regarding the treatment of vulnerable children in the hands of the Catholic priests in Ireland which in itself is pretty damning, but the behaviour of the church establishment is beyond belief.

Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up
A damning report into clerical child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised the Catholic Church hierarchy for covering up the abuse.
The report investigated how Church and state authorities handled allegations of child abuse against 46 priests.
It found that the Church placed its own reputation above the protection of children in its care.
It also said that state authorities facilitated the cover-up by allowing the Church to operate outside the law.
The "Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin" covered a period from 1975 to 2004.
It has laid bare a culture of concealment where church leaders prioritised the protection of their own institution above that of vulnerable children in their care.
Victims
The avoidance of public outrage which would inevitably follow high-profile prosecutions appeared more important than preventing abusers from repeating their crimes.
Instead of reporting the allegations to civic authorities, those accused of horrific crimes were systematically shuffled from parish to parish where they could prey on new, unsuspecting victims.
The report stated: "The Dublin Archdiocese's pre-occupations in dealing with cases of child sexual abuse, at least until the mid 1990s, were the maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the Church, and the preservation of its assets."

It also found that four archbishops - John Charles McQuaid who died in 1973, Dermot Ryan who died in 1984, Kevin McNamara who died in 1987, and retired Cardinal Desmond Connell - did not hand over information on abusers.
Civic authorities in Ireland, especially the police, were also criticised for their cosy relationship with the Church.
It states that senior members of the force regarded priests as being outside their remit and it claims some police officers reported abuse complaints to Church authorities instead of carrying out their own investigation.
The commissioner of the Irish police, Fachtna Murphy, said the report made for "difficult and disturbing reading, detailing as it does many instances of sexual abuse and failure on the part of both Church and State authorities to protect victims".
He added: "The commission has found that in some cases, because of acts or omissions, individuals who sought assistance did not always receive the level of response or protection which any citizen in trouble is entitled to expect from An Garda Síochána (the Irish police).
He said he was "deeply sorry" for the failures.

[YFred]

What happened to our heroic superior christians on the forum, criticism and banding all Muslims as one. Where are you? look what your christian brothers are doing?
Surely you must have something to say about it?

[CBBB]

Well they admitted it eventually, now its your turn!

[SKI-preo]

Who gives a rats?