The Irish Times on the Release of the Murphy Report

Irish Times
November 27, 2009

the report.


• Church 'Routinely Covered Up' Child Sexual Abuse for 30 Years, by Carl O'Brien and Patsy McGarry
• Vatican and Nuncio Ignored Letters on Abuse, by Patsy McGarry and Paddy Agnew

• 30 Years of Church and State Cover-Up of Child Sex Abuse, by Paul Cullen
• Call for prosecution of those behind cover-ups, by Ronan McGreevy
• Abuse Continued for Years Due to Protection of Priests, by Carl O'Brien
• Cult of Loyal Obedience at Heart of Lies and Cover-Up, by Patsy McGarry
• Garda Connivance in Stifling Abuse Inquiries Deplored, by Carol Coulter, Irish Times (11/27/09)
• Big Delays in Getting Health Board Details, by Eithne Donnellan
• Bishops Lied and Covered Up, by Mary Raftery
• A Legacy of Abuse and Cover-Up, Editorial

• Health Boards 'Could Have Done More for Victims of Abuse', by Eithne Donnellan
• Murphy Report: Background and Composition, by Patsy McGarry and Carol Coulter
• Delay to child protection law was 'extraordinary', by Eithne Donnellan
• Insurance Cover a Good-Value Decision, by Steven Carroll
• 'Every Day Is like It Happened Yesterday', by Carl O'Brien [about Ken Duggan, whistleblower in the Rev. Ivan Payne case]
• Priest Praised for Handling of Case, by Fiona Gartland
• Archdiocese handled complaints of abuse correctly in 10 cases out of 46, by Fiona Gartland
• Complainants told of failing and betrayal by church, by Mary Fitzgerald
• Commissioner apologises for inadequate responses, by Carol Coulter
• 'Legacy of great hurt' for abused - President, by Stephen Collins
• Crumlin Hospital Was Not Informed of Cases of Abuse by Two Chaplains, by Eithne Donnellan
• Holy See keeps its distance from Irish abuse problem, by Paddy Agnew
• Cardinal's canon law adviser 'interfered in number of cases', by Mary Minihan
• Complaints: badly handled [about Bishop Donal Murray]
• Bishop expresses regret, but says he will not resign, by Kathryn Hayes [about Bishop Donal Murray]
• No words of apology will ever be sufficient, says archbishop, by Mary Fitzgerald
• Many auxiliaries aware of complaints, by Fiona Gartland
• Restored Priestly Duties to Self-Confessed Child Abuser, by Eithne Donnellan [about Archbishop Kevin McNamara]
• Deliberate Policy of Ensuring Knowledge of Abuse Restricted, by Paul Cullen [about Archbishop Dermot Ryan]
• 'Mental reservation': church concept
• Timeline International: How the Story of Abuse in Catholic Church Institutions Emerged Around the World
• Timeline Ireland: How the Story of Abuse in Catholic Church Institutions Emerged
• 'It's the end of a very long fight and a very hard road', by Carl O'Brien
• Reversal on Early Abuse Set 'Pattern' of Unaccountability, by Jamie Smyth [about Archbishop John Charles McQuaid]
• 'A Collar Will Protect No Criminal', by Mary Minihan