https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/The-Round-Table/Priests-again/m-p/294009#M1457 <P class="mce-p">Report says 40 priests in Down and Connor accused of abuseThe review examined allegations of abuse from 1961 to 2011</P><BR /> <P class="introduction">An independent review has revealed that allegations of child abuse have been made against 40 priests in the Down and Connor diocese over the past 50 years.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Twenty of the priests concerned are still alive, and eight of those are currently under investigation.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The review was commissioned by the diocese and reported in October.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">It examined how the diocese handled allegations of clerical abuse made over a 50-year period from 1961 to 2011.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Twenty of the priests against whom complaints and allegations were made, or suspicions raised, are now deceased.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Of the 20 priests who are still living, six remain in ministry following the satisfactory conclusion of civil and canonical investigations.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">A further eight are 'out of ministry' while they are under investigation, two have been convicted of abuse, and four have retired.</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:33:10 GMT tommy.irene 2013-04-24T08:33:10Z https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/The-Round-Table/Priests-again/m-p/293984#M1456 <P class="mce-p">85 priests were accused of abuse - Catholic Church reviews</P><BR /> <P class="caption">Bishop Philip Boyce was speaking as a review of the County Donegal diocese found "a significant level" of clerical abuse cases in past decades</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15960621#story_continues_1">Continue reading the main storyRelated Stories</A><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15971777">More abuse still to be uncovered?</A><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15937833">Clerical abuse: Six reports due</A><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15057740">Clerical sex abuse was 'torture'</A></P><BR /> <P class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">Six reports published by the Catholic Church in Ireland have revealed there were child abuse allegations against 85 priests across the dioceses.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The audits of child protection practices - two of NI dioceses - were conducted by the Church's National Board for Safeguarding Children.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">They covered the period from 1975 until the present.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The bishop of Raphoe apologised for "poor judgements" in managing priests accused of "horrific acts of abuse".</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Bishop Philip Boyce was speaking as a review of the County Donegal diocese found "a significant level" of clerical abuse cases in past decades.</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:31:21 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/The-Round-Table/Priests-again/m-p/293984#M1456 tommy.irene 2013-04-24T08:31:21Z https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/The-Round-Table/Priests-again/m-p/294009#M1457 <P class="mce-p">Report says 40 priests in Down and Connor accused of abuseThe review examined allegations of abuse from 1961 to 2011</P><BR /> <P class="introduction">An independent review has revealed that allegations of child abuse have been made against 40 priests in the Down and Connor diocese over the past 50 years.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Twenty of the priests concerned are still alive, and eight of those are currently under investigation.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The review was commissioned by the diocese and reported in October.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">It examined how the diocese handled allegations of clerical abuse made over a 50-year period from 1961 to 2011.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Twenty of the priests against whom complaints and allegations were made, or suspicions raised, are now deceased.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Of the 20 priests who are still living, six remain in ministry following the satisfactory conclusion of civil and canonical investigations.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">A further eight are 'out of ministry' while they are under investigation, two have been convicted of abuse, and four have retired.</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:33:10 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/The-Round-Table/Priests-again/m-p/294009#M1457 tommy.irene 2013-04-24T08:33:10Z