IRELAND
Irish Times
PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent
The Bishop of Clonfert has apologised for moving two priests from one parish to another in the 1990s after they abused children.
Dr John Kirby said he had a lack of understanding about the sinister and recidivist nature of the child abuser and the lifelong damage that the destructive behaviour has on victims.
“Most of all – whilst I did notify the civil authorities at the time of these complaints – I profoundly regret and apologise for moving the priests concerned to different parishes, thereby placing others at serious risk,” he said.
Dr Kirby said the decision to transfer the abusive priests in the early to mid-90s was a grave mistake.
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