A report on the Irish College in Rome by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan has the four archbishops of Ireland unhappy, accusing Dolan of factual errors and basic errors such as getting peoples names wrong. Among Dolan’s main recommendations was that three of the priests on the staff be replaced and one Read more
The International Eucharistic Congress opened in Ireland on Sunday, with the Archbishop of Dublin, mindful of the scandal which is rocking the previous bastion of Catholicism. Martin was mixed in his remarks. He spoke with deep regret and sorrow for the past but held out hope for the future, saying the Church is on the Read more
With controversy still raging over the role of Cardinal Brady in the Brendan Smyth affair, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has called for an independent commission of inquiry into Smyth’s offending and the circumstances around it. Archbishop Martin said “I know it’s not fashionable today to talk about Commissions but I do really believe that Read more
The sexual abuse scandal is not over according to the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin. Speaking on 60 Minutes program, Martin said “There’s a real danger today of people saying, ‘The child abuse scandal is over. Let’s bury it. Let’s move on,’” he told CBS report Bob Simon. “It isn’t over. Child protection and the protection Read more
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarumid Martin is playing down last year’s rumours the Pope will visit Ireland in 2012. Speaking on RTE radio, Martin said that Pope Benedict is still considering an invitation to travel to Ireland, but added that the Holy Father thinks “his coming would have to fit into the overall timetable of Read more
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, is urging lapsed Catholics to leave the church, reports the Irish Independent. The last two decades has seen an increase of ‘a la carte’ Catholics who are selective in their practice of the faith, using the Church just for baptisms, marriages and funerals. Martin is urging non-believers to have Read more
The people in Ireland have been misled about the extent of abuse by priests and priests subject to unjustifiable wrongs, according to the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin. Dr Martin, speaking at Mass to celebrate the lives of the nine priests who had died in the diocese this year, said he had been thinking about Read more
Priests in the Dublin diocese are facing a 9% reduction in their income this year. This is on top of a 6 per cent pay cut last year. The 9% cut is due to falling returns from church collections which provide for the salaries of priests in the area. The basic income for a priest Read more
Ireland’s Prime Minister, Enda Kenny is standing by his comments that the Vatican hampered an enquiry into child sex abuse by Irish priests. Kenny’s original remarks have been widely applauded in Ireland but in its response late last week, the Vatican said Kenny’s accusations were “unfounded.” “Every organization, either faith or any other, will understand Read more
