IRELAND
Irish Times
June 12, 2018
By Patsy McGarry
Gay families welcome at World Meeting of Families events in Dublin, says Primate
Pope Francis “will be briefed” before he arrives in Dublin about the abuse of women and children in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.
“It’s a challenge for all of us in the Irish church to recognise the way people have been damaged, the way the church has been damaged,” Dr Martin said in Maynooth on Monday as he announced details of the pope’s visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families (WMoF).
“Certainly he will know when he comes to the Pro Cathedral in Dublin. Many people don’t know that but there’s a candle that has been burning there for years reminding people of the suffering that took place,” he said.
Pope Francis will visit Dublin’s Pro Cathedral at 3.30pm on Saturday, August 25th.
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