Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has hit out at the Catholic Church’s treatment of children after an official report trenchantly criticised three former Dublin archbishops for their mishandling of an abuse case.
The report also found there was “shocking” police connivance with Church authorities in failing to investigate complaints.
“The priest was looked after, people were kept quiet, and many of those children weren’t even spoken to,” said Archbishop Martin. “There is no way in which the Church of Jesus Christ should have treated children in that way.”