This week we have seen public service unions protest in accordance with their members' mandate. That is their right.
We also had the protest over a football match outside the French embassy. Hardly a reason to protest but hey, each to their own.
Now the Murphy Commission has shown shocking disregard by the Catholic Church for the citizens of this country. The most vunerable citizens at that.
There is no doubt that the reaction of the Church authorities to reports of clerical child sexual abuse in the early years of the commission’s remit was to ensure that as few people as possible knew of the individual priest’s problem. “There was little or no concern for the welfare of the abuse child or for the welfare of other children who might come into contact with the priest. Complainants were often met with denial, arrogance and cover-up and with incompetence and incomprehension in some cases. Suspicions were rarely acted on.”
I for one believe that if there is one reason to protest this year then this is it.
We also had the protest over a football match outside the French embassy. Hardly a reason to protest but hey, each to their own.
Now the Murphy Commission has shown shocking disregard by the Catholic Church for the citizens of this country. The most vunerable citizens at that.
There is no doubt that the reaction of the Church authorities to reports of clerical child sexual abuse in the early years of the commission’s remit was to ensure that as few people as possible knew of the individual priest’s problem. “There was little or no concern for the welfare of the abuse child or for the welfare of other children who might come into contact with the priest. Complainants were often met with denial, arrogance and cover-up and with incompetence and incomprehension in some cases. Suspicions were rarely acted on.”
I for one believe that if there is one reason to protest this year then this is it.