IRELAND
Connaught Telegraph
THE report by Judge Frank Murphy into the rape and sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in the Diocese of Ferns over nearly 40 years, is the most damning indictment of a Church that failed in the extreme to protect children from a wave of alleged abuse at the hands of evil men who preyed on innocent victims.
The document outlines the terrible abuse of over 100 people and how the Church, and at times the State, turned a blind eye on the shocking deeds that were perpetrated against youngsters both male and female.
By now the implications of the report have been well debated and analysed as we all try and come to terms with the shocking depraved acts of priests who were looked up to by the children.
The revelations have shown the Church tried to discredit the victims when they came forward and pointed the finger at their abusers.
They were accused of lying, despite having bottled up the abuse, in many cases for years.