IRELAND
The Pilot
By Sarah MacDonald
Posted: 11/1/2013
DUBLIN (CNS) — A new review of the work of the Murphy Commission that investigated clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin charges that priests did not get even-handed treatment and that the process it followed was unfair.
Undertaken by the 1,000-member Association of Catholic Priests, the review also said the commission’s work exceeded its announced plans to investigate institutions rather than individuals.
The review poses a challenge to Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who defended the commission’s findings in a statement Oct. 29.
The commission published a scathing 814-page report in November 2009 in which diocesan officials in Ireland’s largest diocese, including bishops, were roundly condemned for covering up and mishandling reports of sexual abuse of children.
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