November 01, 2005

Bishop says church was given advice that abusers could be 'cured'

IRELAND
Irish Independent

16:11 Tuesday November 1st 2005

A Catholic bishop in the West today claimed that psychologists and psychiatrists failed the church hierarchy by advising them that priests who sexually abused children could be treated not to re-offend.

Dr Thomas Flynn, Bishop of Achonry, a diocese covering parts of Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon, said bishops referred such incidents to professionals at the time for counselling, assessment and advice.

Posted by kshaw at November 1, 2005 05:29 PM