“An object lesson in what not to do” is how Association of Catholic Priests founder, Fr Brendan Hoban described last weeks interview and the statement issued by former Cloyne bishop, John Magee. The media events were Magee’s first comments in five weeks on the Murphy Report into the handling of sexual abuse in the Cloyne Read more
“Inadequate” is how the Irish Association for Catholic Priests (ACP) has labelled Bishop John Magee’s first interview since the publication of the report. ACP spokesman, Fr Tony Flannery said five minutes on the doorstep was not adequate given the questions raised by the Murphy report. “While we welcome his interview we don’t feel it’s enough. Read more
A second diocese in Ireland, the Diocese of Cloyne, is also under extreme financial pressure. In a statement the diocese said it has sold property and used its cash reserves but these options are almost exhausted. “Ultimately the diocese and each parish depend on the generosity of the faithful in the weekly collections and other Read more
The former Cloyne archbishop, John Magee, has returned to Ireland, but gone into hiding. According to the Irish Independent, Magee visited his retirement property in Mitchelstown, but he is not at the parochial house in the north-Cork town. The Independent’s sources say he is staying with friends. While the Irish Police have no plans to Read more
A priest in Ireland’s troubled Cloyne diocese is urging the church leadership to develop a new way of thinking and acting in light of the scandal facing the diocese. Fr Joseph McGuane, the first ordinary cleric in Cloyne to comment on the child abuse controversies, said that ordinary people were very angry that “justice has Read more
Irish Prime Minister and practising Catholic , Enda Kenny, on Wednesday launched an unprecedented and stinging attack on the Vatican saying that Ireland – Vatican relations could never be the same again. Kenny accused the Vatican for what he said was the first time in Ireland, the Holy See sought to frustrate an inquiry in a democratically Read more