IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Ralph Riegel
Wednesday September 05 2012
THREE Irish priests who retired to a Cork diocese from overseas were found to have been convicted of child abuse in another country, according to a report by Catholic Church’s own watchdog.
The revelation came as the Bishop of Cork and Ross, Dr John Buckley, said that priests feel “very demoralised” by the clerical abuse controversies that have rocked the Irish church over recent years.
Dr Buckley’s comments came at the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) published their review of child protection practices in the diocese.
The report found that the Diocese of Cork & Ross now boasts one of Ireland’s best child protection regimes – and was found to have fully or partially complied with all 46 safety criteria.
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