January 28, 2010
Bishop O'Mahony Denies Cover-Up of Sex Abuse
Bishop Dermot O'Mahony, who was sanctioned by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin for his response to clerical child abuse, has rejected the suggestion that abuse was covered up. In a letter to the priests of the diocese, the former Dublin auxiliary - who retired in 1996 - also says that Dr Martin is 'unfair' when he describes the management of cases as 'inexcusable'. Last November's Murphy Report said: 'Doctor O'Mahony's handling of complaints and suspicions of child sexual was particularly bad.'Click Here For The Full Story......
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Martin Criticised For Lack Of Support
A former Dublin auxiliary bishop has strongly criticised Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, claiming he failed to support priests in the Dublin diocese following publication of the Murphy report into clerical child sex abuse. Bishop Dermot O’Mahony, auxiliary bishop emeritus, has also called on priests to challenge the acceptance by media and current diocese policy that the church engaged in a “cover-up” of child sex abuse over several decades. “The archbishop did nothing to counteract the statement of the Murphy report, widely circulated in the media, that the majority of clergy knew and did nothing. Indeed, I feel he made matters worse by giving an example of a parish that could be clearly identifiable to the priests of the diocese,” wrote Dr O’Mahony in letters sent to Dr Martin and the Council of Priests in recent weeks.