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	Dublin Report: Clerical Sex Abuse in Ireland Voice of the Faithful November 28, 2009 http://votf.org/page/dublin-report-clerical-sex-abuse-ireland/8336 [Part 1] [Part 2] After months of delay, the government in Ireland finally released its report on sex abuse committed by Catholic clergy during a 35-year period (Jan. 1, 1975, through April 20, 2004). The long delay came with multiple warnings that the details would be appalling. They are. In response, Voice of the Faithful called for a worldwide investigation of Catholic bishops. "Enough is enough," President Dan Bartley said. You can read that press release here, and you can see reports from other media around the world on this page. Voice of the Faithful's affiliate in Ireland, led by Sean O'Conaill, has been tracking this report, as well as the earlier one on sex abuse in institutions run by the Church in Ireland. To read the press release issued by VOTF-Ireland, click this link. Sean also has written an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI and you will find that letter here. We have posted a summary of the Dublin Report, from information provided by Sean and by Francis Piderit of our affiliate in Manhatten NY. You will find it here. Finally, if you would like to read the report yourself, you can download it from this site or read Parts 1 and 2 from the VOTF web site. Please note that the PDFs from the VOTF web site are very long: Part 1 has 167 pages and Part 2 is 650 pages long. So be patient while waiting for it to open.
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