IRELAND
The Southern Star
BISHOP of Cork and Ross, John Buckley, has offered his apologies ‘to all who have suffered as the result of abuse by Church personnel’ following a review by the Church’s child protection watchdog, the National Board for Safeguarding Children.
‘No apology, no gesture of repentance or sorrow can ever make up for the suffering caused to children and their families’, said Bishop Buckley, who prayed ‘that the Lord’s healing power will give them peace.’
‘Every single victim has been offered access to counselling support and therapy offered by the diocese. They were let down by people who professed the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no place in the Church for those who would harm the young.’
The purpose of the review was to confirm that the diocese manages all complaints in accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Board, said Bishop Buckley. The diocese of Cork and Ross was one of four dioceses and three religious congregations to be the subject of reviews.
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