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Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has indicated that he will not be deterred by critics-- including many within the Irish clergy-- who have complained about his willingness to criticize colleagues for their handling of sex-abuse complaints. "I believe my reaction was to recognize something terrible happened on our watch," the archbishop told the Irish Independent . He voiced the hope that the Irish bishops "will be united about a program for the future so that we can really have an Irish Church that is  

A DEFIANT Archbishop of Dublin has shrugged off mounting criticism from priests of him being "a divisive" figure for fully accepting the Murphy report's damning findings of cover-ups of paedophile priests. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was responding publicly for the first time to criticism that has been building since a meeting of priests in Dublin only days after the publication of the report on November 26 last. "I believe my reaction was to recognise something terrible happened on our watch," Dr Mart

I believe my reaction was to recognise something terrible happened on our watch   -Diarmuid Martin

 

The Archbishop of Dublin has shrugged off criticism from priests of him being "a divisive" figure for fully accepting the Murphy report's findings of cover-ups of paedophile priests. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was responding publicly for the first time to criticism that has been building since a meeting of priests in Dublin only days after the publication of the report on November 26. "I believe my reaction was to recognise something terrible happened on our watch," Dr Martin said in an exclusive inte

I believe my reaction was to recognise something terrible happened on our watch   -Diarmuid Martin

 

DUBLIN Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and most fellow clerics turned a blind eye, an investigation ordered by Ireland's government concluded Thursday. Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who handed over more than 60,000 previously secret church files to the three-year investigation, said he felt deep shame and sorrow for how previous archbishops presided over endemic child abuse yet claimed afterward not to understand the gravity of th  

PRIESTS "are no longer content to be puppets of the diocese" according to the minutes of a meeting of up to 25 Dublin priests, where Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's "dictatorial manner" was also criticised. The meeting heard a scathing critique of Archbishop Martin's handling of the Murphy report aftermath which was recorded in minutes of the meeting. It is believed most of the priests in attendance at the January 18 meeting spoke and the majority were middle-aged.  

A meeting of Dublin priests last month heard the Archbishop of Dublin described as a source of division. The meeting of up to 25 priests was held in January to discuss the fallout from the Murphy Report into abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. According to the Irish Catholic newspaper, which has seen minutes of the meeting, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was criticised heavily for his handling of the aftermath of the report's publication.  

AN influential retired priest has launched a scathing attack on the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin , for accepting the shocking findings of clerical child sex abuse in the Murphy report. Writing in the February issue of 'The Furrow', Fr Padraig McCarthy , who has 42 years' experience in ministry, expresses strong reservations about key findings in the report. Fr McCarthy's article comes after the 'Irish Catholic' newspaper published letters circulated to priests by retired Dublin auxiliary b  

AER Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller has found a new home since moving from Brussels to Dublin late last year. The German-born airline boss lives not far from the airport in Portmarnock , right next door to former Irish Distillers boss and ex- Bank of Ireland Governor Richard Burrows. While Mr Mueller is unlikely to pop over for a cup of sugar, he may want to pick his neighbour's brains for a few pointers on how to thwart takeovers following the Irishman's successful defence of Irish Distiller  

AMERICAN victims of clerical child abuse have revealed a direct link to scandals in Ireland , with the discovery that 70 Irish-born priests who worked in the US have been accused of paedophile crimes. This dramatic disclosure follows the admission by the archdiocese of Boston that the list includes the late Fr Brendan Smyth , who worked briefly in Arlington two decades ago. It had previously been thought that at that time he was on the run in the Republic from police in Belfast .  

VICTIMS support groups and clerical sex abuse victims have accused former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Dermot O'Mahony of questioning the validity of the Murphy report and said that if this attitude is widespread within the Church, it will never be a safe place for children. One in Four chief executive Maeve Lewis said she found it "unthinkable" that a senior member of the clergy in the Dublin archdiocese could adopt such a stance. Correspondence between Bishop O'Mahony and the Archbishop Diarmuid Marti

Bishop O’Mahony would do well to spend some time reflecting on the damage done to so many children by what he did, and what he failed to do, instead of criticising Archbishop Diarmuid Martin for correctly accepting the findings of the Murphy Report in full.   -Andrew Madden