Ireland: Report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne : a news selection

Compiled by drs. Pieter Schultz (information professional / content curator, web editor and religion researcher)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(1) The Cloyne Report

• The long awaited report
• Background / inquiries / history of abuse
• Office of the Minister for Children

(2) The Cloyne Report: in detail / findings

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne
• Cloyne Diocesan Safeguarding Children Committee
• The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCC)
• Archbishop Clifford
• Archbishop Martin
• Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
• Primate Cardinal Seán Brady
• Abuse victims / victims groups
• Other dioceses
• Irish government
• Political parties
• Circuit Court judge Yvonne Murphy

(3) Abusers / coverup(s)

• Bishop John Magee
• Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan
• Other abusers
• One conviction
• Responsibility / accountability
• Catholic hierarchy / authorities
• Power from bishops
• Catholic culture
• Omerta Code

(4) Prevention / child protection

• Vatican
• Guidelines / procedures
• The gardaí / the police
• Removing from ministry / resignation
• New appointments

(5) State

• Canon law / civil law
• Reporting cases
• The seal of confession(al) – crime
• Legal sanctions / new legislation
• Prosecutions
• Further inquiries
• Disclosure on sex cases

(6) Abuse victims

• Abuse victims’ time limit
• Child Sex Abuse Settlements
• Helpdesk
• New abuse claim(s)

(7) Vatican, Irish government / parlement- Vatican

• Vatican – Bishop John Magee
• Vatican Embassy / ambassador / papal nuncio
• Taoiseach / Prime Minister Enda Kenny
• Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilm
• Justice Minster Alan Shatter
• Responses of Church leaders
• Press
• Public anger
• Abuse victims
• Church reputation
• Objective debate
• The anticlerical hysteria
• Church-State rift
• Papal visit

(8) Decline of the Irish Catholic Church

 

(1) THE CLOYNE REPORT

• Sexual abuse scandal in Cloyne diocese (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloyne_Report
• Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Diocese of Cloyne [IE; Dep. of Justice and Equality; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/yoZZB2b

The long awaited report

• Cloyne report published today / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/4YRVroc

Background / inquiries / history of abuse

• A history of clerical abuse inquiries / DUNCAN, PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalabuseinquiries] http://t.co/KRJIHJz
• Clerical child abuse – an Irish timeline [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalchildabuse] http://t.co/YVGbpNL
• Background of the Cloyne Report [IE; BishopAccountability.org;#sexualabuse] http://t.co/prO1SwH
• Timeline / STEVEN CARROLL and BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/mrjhg

Office of the Minister for Children

• Department of Children and Youth Affairs [IE] http://www.dcya.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=120
• Authorities: Official was asked to shred or ‘soften’ findings / E. O’Regan Health [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/irgzj

(2) THE CLOYNE REPORT: IN DETAIL / FINDINGS

Ireland

• The Cloyne report – main findings [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/q7SWHuK
• Report a ‘terrible indictment’ [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/pZGFajr
• Kenny: ‘Damning’ Cloyne report ‘speaks for itself’ [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/tCuCsd6
• Document brings a black day to diocese / By John Cooney [IE;IrishIndependent; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/n32NDkl
• Report on sex abuse ‘to be worse than Ferns’ / By John Cooney [IE; Irish Independent; #clericalchildsexualabuse] http://t.co/5RzuTUe
• Cloyne Report – In Detail [with video] [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/6c8Beko
• Report ‘must bring end’ to reporting child abuse to Church [IE; Breaking News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/swb99
• Cloyne: No lessons learned from Ferns [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/4qrpy
• Cloyne report findings ‘could not be starker or more disturbing’ – Shatter [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/qk2ss
• The Cloyne Report – who’s saying what [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/45asa
• Cloyne Report ‘unbelievable reading’ – DRCC [IE; Irish Health; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/78gud
• Main points: Commission of Investigation into the catholic diocese of Cloyne [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/bunoe
• ‘I wonder if any report will get to the root of filth and evil in the bowels of the church’ / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/3i4eb
• Cloyne’s appalling legacy [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/363yc
• ‘Inadequate. Inappropriate. Ineffective. Entirely unhelpful.’ [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/8ryis
• Truth can help shine some light into valley of despair [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/incgz
• McGuinness calls for Cloyne-style inquiry [IE; UTV News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/jsq5c
• Cloyne report front page photo ‘used without #permission’ [IE; The Journal; #clonereport #coverphoto] http://alturl.com/buzf2
• Garry O’Sullivan: Church we knew is on its knees. Amen to that [IE; Herald.ie; #sexualabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/tvdnq
• ‘A #betrayal of #trust and of #children’ / MICHAEL O’REGAN [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/nf4oh
• David Quinn: Where is the media frenzy when the State fails children? [IE; Irish Independent; #clericalabusescandals] http://alturl.com/e92oj
• Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Diocese of Cloyne [IE; Bock the Robber; #sexabsue #coverup] http://alturl.com/ktavf
• ‘They shouldn’t be able to hide behind the collar’ / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/fah9j
• There are some #lessons for Catholics in the unionist tradition / Brian Walker [IE; Slugger O’Toole; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/vnncr
• There are some #lessons for Catholics in the unionist tradition / Brian Walker [IE; Slugger O’Toole; #cloynereport] http://t.co/EmBW7Mr
• Clerical abuse scandal could cost Church dear [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #clericalabusescandal] http://alturl.com/rvrwh

Outside Ireland

• Irish To Unveil New Report On Catholic Child Abuse [IE; NPR; #catholicchildabuse] http://t.co/217gzaK
• Cloyne report: A detailed guide [IE; BBC News; #sexualabuse]http://t.co/uxc0MH0
• Irish report records problems, abuse, disagreements in Cloyne Diocese [IE; Catholic News Service; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/fkgka
• Ierse regering publiceert rapport over misbruik in Rooms-Katholieke Kerk [IE; Reformatorisch Dagblad; #seksueelmisbruik] http://alturl.com/v7z4d
• New report on Cath. Church cover-ups of child abuse in Ireland blames bishop, Vatican [IE; Washington Post; #coverups] http://alturl.com/rz5fu
• Catholic Church in Ireland rocked by new sexual abuse scandal [IE; M&C: Monsters and Critics; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/auh7w
• Another ‘dark day for the church’ in Ireland / Posted bt Kevin Clarke [IE; America Magazine; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/xiehs
• Vatican complicit in child abuse cover-up: report [IE; TVNZ, New Zealand; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/d8m2h
• Clerical abuse – an international timeline [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalabuse] http://alturl.com/qrnvy
• Irish report damns Catholic Church abuse response / By Richard Allen Greene [IE; CNN; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/jhzt4
• Irish sex abuse: From bad to worse / By Bryan Cones [IE; USCatholic.org; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/8sw8z
• Ireland says Vatican must come clean on role in shielding pedophiles from Irish law [IE; Washington Post; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/u2ku8
• Irish foreign minister summons nuncio, seeks response to Cloyne Report / M. Kelly [IE; CNS; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/sdhkr
• Ireland attacks confessional privilege after scandal [IE; Reuters; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/rzyzz
• Reactions to the Cloyne report / by Dennis Coday [IE; National Catholic Reporter; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/ct6fa
• The Cloyne Report / By Mark Silk [IE; Spiritual Politics, United States; #sexualabusebyclergy] http://alturl.com/p93ik
• Ireland & Germany Investigate Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandals / C. Thomasos [IE/DE; Christ. Post; #sexabusescandals] http://t.co/Qn9j4Q7
• Irish report on child sex abuse berates Vatican / Henry McDonald [IE; The Guardian, UK; #childsexabuse] http://alturl.com/fuca7

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cloyne
• ACTIONS TAKEN IN RELATION TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF CHILDREN IN THE DIOCESE OF CLOYNE [IE; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/rb8jn
• Statement by Archbishop Dermot Clifford, Apostolic Administrator [IE; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/bx2tk
• Statement by Bishop John Magee [IE; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/y8gu3

Cloyne Diocesan Safeguarding Children Committee

• Statement by Con Lynch [IE; CLOYNE DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN COMMITTEE; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/aw7sp
• Media Information Pack [IE; CLOYNE DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN COMMITTEE (CDSCC); #childprotection] http://alturl.com/y6ttq

The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCC)

• Website: http://www.safeguarding.ie/
• State must take over as Church watchdog [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #clericalchildabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/q4ydq
• Diocese of Limerick has abuse complaints on file against 23 priests since 1940 / M. Dwane [IE; Limerick Leader; #abuse] http://t.co/Gl3nyCF
• Bishop [Bishop Philip Boyce of the Raphoe Diocese] rejects speculation as audit report due to be made public / N Baker [IE; Irish Examiner; #mishandlingchildabuse] http://t.co/FRAB5OS

Archbishop Clifford

• Dermot Clifford (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermot_Clifford
• Archbishop Clifford apologises to victims of Cloyne abuses [IE; Breaking News; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/gew8x
• Archbishop Clifford condemns abuse in letter [IE; RTE News; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/nn94t
• Archbishop apologises for ‘consistent failure’ in Cloyne [IE; The Journal; #abusereporting #coverup] http://alturl.com/ignje
• Archbishop’s new apology over abuse [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/fth5x
• Letter from Archbishop Clifford to the people of the Diocese of Cloyne [IE; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/ythe6
• Archbishop Clifford apologises to victims of Cloyne abuses [IE; Breaking News; #abusevictims] http://t.co/sqoAcFg
• Archbishop Clifford condemns abuse in letter [IE; RTE News; #childabuse] http://t.co/cjjfKlr
• Archbishop’s new apology over abuse [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #childabuse] http://t.co/yf83WST
• Clifford sorry for ‘failures’ / By DON LAVERY [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse #coverup] http://t.co/xN9wgOl
• Clifford apologises for failing victims of sex abuse [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictims] http://t.co/MTwTaHp
• Where Archbishop stands after the Cloyne Report [IE/VA; The Irish Catholic; #cloynereport] http://t.co/oxTKlTH
• Cloyne abuse report: Cork parishioners hear letter of apology [IE; The Post; #cloynereport #letterofapology] http://t.co/mGho5ai
• Apostolic administrator of Cloyne welcomes report [IE; Vatican Radio; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/xtdk4

Archbishop Martin

• Most Rev Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
• Martin’s homily at Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://t.co/1EK2c6I
• Archbishop Martin accuses fellow bishops of cover-up of more damning reports / C. DERVAN [IE; Irish Central; #coverup] http://t.co/7fDZcL8
• Archbishop Martin on aftermath of Cloyne report [IE; Vatican Radio; #cloynereport] http://t.co/5AccdEK
• Martin calls on bishop to take #responsibility / By John Cooney [IE; Irish Independent; #cloynereport] http://t.co/YxI7dey
• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin ‘ashamed’ at church failures [IE; BBC News; #cloynereport #abusereporting] http://alturl.com/k9bji
• Emotional Archbishop speaks of ‘shame’ of Irish child abuse cover-ups [IE; The Telegraph, United Kingdom; #coverup] http://alturl.com/qqdo7

Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

• Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Catholic_Bishops’_Conference
• Statement by Cardinal Seán Brady in response to the Cloyne Report [IE; Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; #clynereport] http://alturl.com/78zk4
• Statement by Bishop Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor… [IE; Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/4vjv6
• Statement from Bishop Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore… [IE; Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/6dbf8
• Statement from Bishop John Buckley, Bishop of Cork and Ross… [IE; Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/hgvne

Primate Cardinal Seán Brady

• Seán Brady (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Brady
• Primate offers apology to abuse victims on ‘dark day’ / GERRY MORIARTY [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/n9i8o

Abuse victims / victims groups

• Cloyne report: the victims’ stories / By Julie Kirby [IE; BBC News; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/yfj5b
• They don’t get it, says raped woman [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #rape] http://alturl.com/mjy6u
• Victims’ support group wants investigations in every diocese [IE; Irish Examiner; #victimssupportgroup] http://alturl.com/syf4n
• ‘I remember . . . the feeling of revulsion that swept over me’ / PAUL CULLEN [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/ev7sh
• State needs to prioritise child-safety measures, says support group / STEVEN CARROLL [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/7k5bn
• SNAP comments in more detail regarding Cloyne findings [IE/US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/s8ckf
• SNAP’s plea in light of new Cloyne abuse report [IE/US; Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/soo65
• Church Child Protection Group Seeks Sanctions for Clergy [IE; Newstalk; #churchchildprotectiongroup] http://alturl.com/9ku37
• Irish Foreign Minister Rebukes Papal Ambassador Over Sexual Abuse Cases [IE; Voice of America; #sexualabusecase] http://alturl.com/2oi9y
• Voice of the Faithful in Ireland Responds to Cloyne Report [IE; Voice of the Faithful, US; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/op4xx
• Concern over abuse victims’ time limit / MARIE O’HALLORAN [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/m9q7w
• Distress Vatican Style [IE; National Survivor Advocates Coalition, United States; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/qmu2u
• ‘Good guys’ failed to speak out, says family [with video] / By Louise Hogan [IE; Irish Independent; #abusevictim] http://t.co/IBHCxqt
• Abuse victims call on Vatican to strip Cloyne pair of their titles [IE/VA; Irish Central; #abusevictims #dioceseofclyne] http://t.co/cdfqzbP
• ‘Everything I wanted to hear for years,’ says victim / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictim] http://alturl.com/rajib

Other dioceses

• Diocesan report on child abuse to be published [IE; Longford Leader; #diocese #Ardagh #Clonmacnois; #clericalsexlabuse] http://t.co/3jLZFBu
• Bishop [of Kerry Bill Murphy] Reissues Appeal to Sexually Abused People [IE; News Tonight; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/6o3tc

Irish government

• Irish government releases `damning’ abuse report / by Francis X. Rocca [IE; Christian Century; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/7chzp
• White shocked by #humour in #chamber over Cloyne report / JIMMY WALSH [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/omxpe

Political parties

• FG Senator calls on church leaders to #quit [IE; RTE News; #clynereport #churchleaders #childabuse] http://alturl.com/64dvx
• Fine Gael (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael

Circuit Court judge Yvonne Murphy

• Murphy Report (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Report
• Circuit Court judge Yvonne Murphy / CAROL COULTER [IE; Irishtimes.com] http://alturl.com/6mzkf

(3) ABUSERS / COVERUP(S)

• Fourth report on Catholic Church coverup of child abuse in Ireland blames bishop, Vatican / By Shawn Pogatchnik [IE; The Record] http://alturl.com/cs7ji
• Senior clerics covered up sex abuse, Ireland told / By Conor Humphries [IE; Scotman; #coverup] http://alturl.com/6xney
• Irish report: Catholic Church abuse coverup persisted into 2009 / Dalby & Donadio [IE; Statesman; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/g8kht
• Bishops told us abuse was in the past — one of so many untruths [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/9og9a
• Abuse cover-ups ‘across all dioceses’, say victims / By Edel Kennedy [IE; Irish Independent; #abusecoverups] http://alturl.com/xbysc
• Irish summon Vatican diplomat over abuse cover-up / By SHAWN POGATCHNIK [IE; AP: Associated Press; #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/k5uy3
• Ireland attacks confessional secrecy after Catholic sex abuse scandal [IE; Reuters; #confessionalsecrecy #sexabuse] http://alturl.com/5uo6u
• Inside Irish report on bishop that hid cases of child abuse in 1990’s [with video] [IE; Rome Reports; #coverup] http://t.co/mhRfLcu
• ‘No exemption’ on abuse reporting [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #reportingofchildabuse] http://t.co/hvRu8ij
• Five years on, laws to crack down on abusers are unused / By Dearbhail McDonald [IE; Irish Independent; #abusers] http://alturl.com/zpm2s
• A Report on the Cloyne Report: Tommorow… and Tomorrow-Ongoing Cover-Up… / W. Lindsey [IE; Bilgrimage, US; #coverup] http://t.co/vTGBSi7
• A Report on the Cloyne Report: Tommorow and… Tomorrow-Ongoing Cover-Up… (3) / W. Lindsey [IE; Bilgrimage, US] http://t.co/4Ah0SDy
• Church betrayed its people [IE; The Southern Star; #clericalchildabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/e4oua
• #Church body not #State agency uncovered Cloyne practices [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport #coverup] http://alturl.com/a2kxc

Bishop John Magee

• Cloyne report: Who is John Magee? / By Conor Macauley [IE; BBC News] http://t.co/lmXre1K
• Report reveals Bishop was referred to specialist on ‘boundaries’ [IE; Breaking News; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/BfHZgF0
• Bishop Magee ‘deliberately misled’ inquiry [with video] [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/9JTzDUC
• [The former Bishop of Cloyne John] Magee apologises to Cloyne abuse victims [IE; IrishExaminer; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/aDg2Pen
• Bishop John Magee in profile / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times] http://t.co/Am49Ufc
• Cloyne abuse report: Details of Magee case [IE; Breaking News; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/dhaXXPn
• Ex-bishop slammed over child abuse [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/TfCbStc
• Long-delayed report to ‘destroy’ the bishop who failed so many / By S. Smyth et al. [IE; IrishIndependent; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/WXJAK0q
• MAGEE UNDER FIRE IRELAND / By Claire O’Sullivan and Conall Ó Fátharta [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/JlXkLGY
• New Irish church inquiry slams former Bishop J / by Patrick Roberts [IE; IrishCentral; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/qanh8
• Cloyne report: Who is John Magee? / By Conor Macauley [IE; BBC News] http://alturl.com/6tu5f
• Cloyne Report – Bishop Magee [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/zym6x
• Chapter 26 Bishop John Magee — page 319 [IE; Cloyne Report] http://alturl.com/2w3vh
• Where is Bishop John Magee? [IE; The Journal] http://alturl.com/kvgwr
• Ex-bishop damned over child abuse [IE; Times of Malta; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/5vmm5
• Controversial private secretary to three popes subject of disturbing revelations / McGARRY & AGNEW [IE/VA; The Irish Times] http://alturl.com/wjfw8
• Magee took ‘little interest’ in managing allegations of abuse / PAUL CULLEN [IE; The Irish Times; #allegationsofabuse] http://alturl.com/u4wqu
• Clifford defends allowing Magee to stay on as Bishop of Cloyne / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/7mr8y
• Bishop used ‘mental reservation’ in accounts / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/fftsp
• New Irish church inquiry slams former Bishop John Magee… / by Patrick Roberts [IE; Irish Central; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/xpg8j
• Profile: Yvonne Murphy / CAROL COULTER [IE; The Irish Times] http://alturl.com/ty44w
• Cloyne Report highly critical of Bishop Magee [IE; RTE News; #coverup #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/7k64f
• Gardai investigated claim Magee kissed teenage altar boy [with video] / By Shane Phelan [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/hxjon
• Cloyne’s “Country” Bishop / by Kristine Ward [IE; National Survivor Advocates Coaliton, US; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/ou927
• Fall from grace of the Vatican’s former ‘golden boy’ is complete / J. Cooney [IE; Independent.ie; #churchaccountability] http://alturl.com/qer7q
• Magee’s abominable legacy of disgrace [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse #coverups] http://alturl.com/8jvhc
• Bishop of Cloyne apologizes from American hideaway / CATHAL DERVAN [IE/US; IrishCentral; #sexualabuse #coverups] http://alturl.com/sg5ar
• ‘Reserved, likeable, closed’ character who opened his doors to many visitors / PADDY AGNEW [VA; The Irish Times] http://alturl.com/owk49
• Senior cleric’s apology at odds with stance in memoir / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalsexualabuse ] http://alturl.com/bnimm
• Band of holy brothers determined to stick together / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalchildsexabuse] http://alturl.com/89av7
• John Magee (bishop) (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Magee_(bishop)
• Bishop Magee did Vatican bidding by covering up Cloyne pedophile priests – VIDEO / N O’Dowd [IE; IrishCentral; #coverup] http://t.co/lBsKHC5
• [Archbishop] Clifford unaware of any other inappropriate acts / B. ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #inappropriateacts] http://alturl.com/e78u8
• Magee goes into hiding after report on sex abuse / By MAEVE SHEEHAN [IE; Irish Independent; #cloynereport] http://t.co/YUz4ayk
• Bishop Magee due to return home from America to respond to Cloyne Report findings [IE; Irish Central; #cloynereport] http://t.co/rN9twWU
• Archbishop hopeful Magee will speak publicly soon / KATHRYN HAYES [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://t.co/v943Ge2

Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan

• Monsignor [Denis O’Callaghan] admits favouring priests [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #abusivepriests #abusevictims] http://t.co/ynRE3m9
• Vicar general in diocese left to own devices in dealing with allegations / McGARRY & DUNCAN [IE; The Irish Times] http://alturl.com/wkza2
• Vicar-General regrets role in failing children / By Majella O’Sullivan [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/t36wf
• Monsignor [Denis O’Callaghan] admits: ‘I failed abuse victims’ [IE; Corkman; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/sjvkr
• Abused women criticise O’Callaghan comments / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; #abusedwomen] http://t.co/YkxOuIg

Other abusers

• Cloyne Report – Fr Caden [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/x6mfe
• Cloyne Report – Fr Calder [IE; RTE News: #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/2r85i
• Cloyne Report – Fr Tarin [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/drcd5
• Cloyne Report – Fr Moray [IE; RTE News: #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/27djv
• Cloyne Report – Fr Ronat [IE; RTE News: #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/dfd3y
• Cloyne Report – Fr Kael [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/3jv8n
• Cloyne Report – Fr Baird [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/axr84
• Cloyne Report – Fr Drust [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/tvcpr
• Cloyne Report – Fr Corin [IE; RTE News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/336b4
• The accused: What the report says about 18 priests [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/ip3c9
• Named and shamed priest still won’t apologise for raping teenage victim / By Luke Byrne [IE; Irish Independent; #rape] http://alturl.com/jerg5
• Five years on, laws to crack down on abusers are unused / By Dearbhail McDonald [IE; Irish Independent; #abusers] http://alturl.com/zpm2s
• Chapter 21 Fr Caden [excerpt] [IE; Cloyne Report] http://alturl.com/7xo7v
• Present status of #clerics mentioned in the Cloyne report [IE; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/h86bs
• Chapter 12 Fr Calder 74 [excerpt] [IE; Cloyne Report] http://t.co/UjYVTtg

One conviction

• The history: Only one conviction in diocese despite widespread abuse [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/6dngs
• The claims: Not one was found guilty in court of law / By Michael Brennan et al. [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/nfqzk
• Only one priest in report has been convicted in court / BARRY ROCHE [IE; The Irish Times; ##clericalchildsexabuse] http://alturl.com/dr79m

Responsability / accountability

• For as long as we persist in giving bishops #responsibility for our children’s safety [IE; Irish Times; #childsafety] http://alturl.com/rogba
• Diarmuid Martin: Those who acted wrongly should assume #accountability [IE; The Post; #abusers] http://t.co/k5vBsQd

Catholic hierarchy / authorities

• Cleric had strong papal ties / By Ralph Riegel [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/ojbxa
• Cloyne facts expose the pathology of the church / THOMAS DOYLE [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalism #churchreform] http://alturl.com/22uht
• Clergy doing right thing is about timing not morality [IE; Irish Independent; #clergy] http://t.co/spVfkDd
• Ruined bishops may at least be a catalyst for change [IE; The Irish Times; #churchreform] http://alturl.com/rk67m
• Martin ‘angered’ at Church #response / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport #churchauthorities] http://t.co/QeT9pfA
• Martin ‘anger’ over church #response to abuse [IE; RTE News; #cloynereport] http://t.co/2Wy4CXu

Power from bishops

• Lessons from Cloyne Sex Abuse Report — Time To Remove Power from Bishops [IE; Bock the Robber; #cloynereport] http://t.co/bGukWuk
• James Downey: #Crozier no longer more powerful than the #Dail [IE; Irish Independent; #clericalism #churchstate] http://alturl.com/sssgx

Catholic culture

• Cloyne: the triumph of a corrupt #culture [IE; The Irish Catholic; #cloynereport] http://t.co/izyZZbx

Omerta Code

• Omerta Code and the Irish Church / John Spain [IE/VA; Irish Central; #cloynereport #omerta #coverup] http://t.co/PCxHFyA
• Omertà (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omert%C3%A0

(4) PREVENTION / CHILD PROTECTION

• Pledge to prevent repeat of abuse [IE; Breaking News; #prevention #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/s3shg
• Irish report: Catholic Church abuse coverup persisted into 2009 / Dalby & Donadio [IE; Statesman; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/g8kht
• ‘A few’ not committing to protection practices / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/ve8z8
• Bishop [Bishop Philip Boyce of the Raphoe Diocese] rejects speculation as audit report due to be made public / N Baker [IE; Irish Examiner; #mishandlingchildabuse] http://t.co/FRAB5OS
• ‘Safeguarding innocence of children must be national priority’ [IE; Irish Independent; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/pcc6r

Vatican

• O’Gorman: Report highlights Vatican’s ‘dismissive’ attitude [IE; Breaking News; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/DsYNKZD
• Child abuse tragedy made worse by Irish bishops and Vatican / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #childabusetragedy] http://alturl.com/u7ctg
• Irish child abuse report attacks Vatican and powerful bishop / Henry Mcdonald  [IE/VA; The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia] http://alturl.com/86bdq
• Senior Derry priest ‘not confident’ on #Vatican [IE/VA; BBC News; #childprotectionmeasures] http://alturl.com/ynzj6
• Vatican ‘entirely unhelpful’ in applying child safety / STEVEN CARROLL [IE; The Irish Times; #childsafety] http://t.co/CCjlMlA

Guidelines / procedures

• Ireland: Gov’t report finds bishops didn’t follow own abuse guidelines / by Dennis Coday [IE; NCR; #abuseguidelines]http://t.co/txij854
• Child safety measures ‘urgently’ needed / STEVEN CARROLL [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/miaso
• The Church procedures for dealing with child sexual abuse [excerpt] [IE; Cloyne Report; #childabusereportingprocedures] http://alturl.com/iaxh6
• Child protection guide launched / CARL O’BRIEN [IE; The Irish Times; #childprotectionguide] http://t.co/iznDbAd

The gardaí / the police

• Callinan: Report outlines concerns about garda handling of three cases [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/fxxZje7
• Gardai investigated claim Magee kissed teenage altar boy [with video] / By Shane Phelan [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/hxjon
• Garda probe: Commissioner appoints top officer to examine findings / By Tom Brady [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/crpzr
• #Police vet all #priests in Cloyne diocese in wake of report / By CATHAL DERVAN [IE; Irish Central; #cloynereport] http://t.co/ZHqkQLB
• Lady O’Loan calls for #independent #investigation into clerical child abuse in Ireland [IE; UTV; #clericalchildabuse] http://t.co/xb5MLSD
• Nuala O’Loan calls for new #probe into clerical abuse [IE; BBC News; #clericalabuse] http://t.co/uBLGwF3
• DPP rejected garda recommendation that Cloyne bishop be prosecuted: report [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/vdgUqL1
• N. Ireland police ombudsman in call for clerical child abuse investigation [IE; The Guardian; #childabuseinvestigation] http://t.co/70INfAA
• Cloyne, what next? – Nuala O’Loan [IE; The Irish Catholic; #cloynereport] http://t.co/wq6EmSv

Removing from ministry / resignation

• Decision defended to allow removed priest to live alone in diocesan village house [IE; The Irish Times; #sexabsue] http://t.co/O1H8gP0
• Worried #priests will withdraw from people, says Clifford / Duggan & Carr [IE; Irish Independent; #withdrawing] http://t.co/BCm4vdf

New appointments

• Six dioceses still waiting for bishop appointment / By Barry Duggan and John Cooney [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/mkcud

(5) STATE

• Editorial: #State has a duty to all our #children [IE; Herald.ie; #sexualabuse #protection] http://t.co/uQ91Bnw
• State is also in dock over child safety failures / BREDA O’BRIEN [IE; The Irish Times; #childsafety] http://alturl.com/twttf
• State must take over as Church watchdog [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #clericalchildabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/q4ydq
• Bruce Arnold: Church abuse was crying out for legal remedy [with video] [IE; Irish Examiner; #cloynereport #response] http://t.co/LVyC6Rh

Canon law / civil law

• Nuncio was ‘unable to assist’ Murphy commission / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/9mt9o
• Cloyne report: Papal Nuncio and Eammon Gilmore in talks [IE; BBC News; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/pk7a8
• Maurice Hayes: Canon law has as much validity as golf club rules [IE; Irish Independent; #canonlaw #clericalsexualabuse] http://alturl.com/crzn3

Reporting cases

• [Minster for Justice] Shatter to strengthen protections [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/JbEwm5A
• Fitzgerald: Of 15 Cloyne abuse complaints, only nine reported to gardaí [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/GQffRUP
• Cloyne report: Failure to report cases biggest failure [IE; BBC News; #reportabusecases] http://t.co/KkIZKrG
• Iers bisdom ging slecht om met pedofilieklachten : Vernietigend rapport [IE; Rorate / RKnieuws.net; #seksueelmisbruik] http://alturl.com/92qqp
• Priests told to reveal information [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/apkp8
• Cloyne report: Church failed to report all abuse cases [with video] [IE; BBC News;  #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/oyidb
• Cloyne Report says not all alleged abuse was reported to police [IE; Catholic News Agency; #coverup] http://alturl.com/mhovk
• Minister planning law to prosecute people who fail to report child sex abuse / P. DUNCAN [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/ngbm6
• Priests will be jailed if they don’t report abuse / By Phelan, Brennan & Riegel [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/4sdba
• No exemptions on mandatory reporting – Kenny [IE; RTE News; #reportingofchildabuse] http://alturl.com/z8ihf
• Is confession still good for the soul? [IE; BBC News; #sexualabuse #confession] http://alturl.com/rqhk9
• Church and State in conflict over abuse disclosure plan for priests / CULLEN & DE BREADÚN [IE; The Irish Times; #childsexualabuse] http://alturl.com/4m4kh
• Child protection moves are overdue but must be backed with support on ground [IE; The Irish Times; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/mick2
• Conflict over disclosure plan / PAUL CULLEN and DEAGLÁN de BREADÚN [IE; The Irish Times; #childsexualabuse] http://alturl.com/6gwgx
• Ireland Pushes Priests To Report Confessed Sex Abuse / By Francis X. Rocca [IE; The Huffington Post; #sexabuse] http://alturl.com/omire
• Poll: Should priests be exempted from mandatory crime reporting? [IE; The Journal; #childabusereporting] http://alturl.com/5g8xe
• Confessional not exempt from rules on reporting abuse / By Juno McEnroe [IE; Irish Examiner; #childabusereporting] http://alturl.com/rya5t
• #Handling of abuse claims criticised [IE; The Argus; #abuseclaims] http://t.co/22tbn1P
• #Mandatory child abuse reports could do more harm than good / O’BRIEN & McGEE [IE; The Irish Times; #childabusereports] http://t.co/4T0POmN
• No #law in 2005 to prosecute for not #reporting / CAROL COULTER [IE; The Irish Times; #prosecution] http://t.co/YPNA7Ym

The seal of confession(al) – crime

• Seal of confession ‘beyond all else’ / STEVEN CARROLL [IE; The Irish Times; #sealofconfession #sexcrimes] http://alturl.com/srs2c
• Sack the bishops who fail in their duty: Fr Brian D’Arcy / By Connla Young [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/7a3qo
• Seal of the Confessional and the Catholic Church (Wikipedia)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_confession
• Ireland: Priests Must Break Seal Of Confession / by Pat Archbold [IE; National Catholic Register; #sealofconfession] http://t.co/tyU1zCt
• Ierse regering overweegt opheffing #biechtgeheim [IE; Rorate / RKnieuws.net; #seksueelmisbruik] http://t.co/V8B7J9k
• Church won’t back down on confessional secrecy: expert [with video] / D. McDonald [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/GfOPFY4
• Confessional seal: what it means in Irish legislation and abroad / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #confessionalseal] http://alturl.com/ytvm6
• Irish priests reject suggestion that they break seal of confession / Michael Kelly [IE; Catholic News Service; #sealofconfession] http://alturl.com/iqn8q
• New row between Church and State over ‘privileged’ confessions [IE; The Journal; ] http://alturl.com/8dn7j
• The Seal of the Confessional [IE; Bock the Robber; #sealofconfession] http://alturl.com/43udg
• Martin warns of ‘serious’ about-turn on abuse / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #sealofconfession] http://t.co/AvyhcGB
• Mary Kenny: Why the confessional’s seal must remain sacred [IE; Irish Independent; #sealofconfession] http://t.co/otJDtbe
• Irish government seeks to compel priests to break seal of confessional [IE; Catholic Herald, UK; #sealofconfessional] http://t.co/ZdM9GIn
• Seal of confessional is already protected under Irish civil law [IE; The Irish Times; #sealofconfessional] http://alturl.com/ee789

Legal sanctions / new legislation

• Only legal sanctions can change culture of church [IE; Irish Independent; #churchreform #legalsanctions] http://alturl.com/fmsk3
• Mc Conalogue says post – Cloyne legislation must be backed up with resources [IE; Highland Radio; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/6k9ap
• Editorial: Now give us laws that put children first [IE; Herald.ie; #childprotectionlaw] http://alturl.com/sxbxf
• Child protection moves are overdue but must be backed with support on ground [IE; The Irish Times; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/mick2
• Irish law change could see priests imprisoned / By David Kerr [IE; Catholic News Agency; #sealofconfession] http://alturl.com/syzdi
• Breaking child abuse law to mean fines or jail / CARL O’BRIEN [IE; The Irish Times; #childabuselaw] http://alturl.com/2gr6g

Prosecutions

• DPP rejected garda recommendation that Cloyne bishop be prosecuted: report [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/vdgUqL1
• Bringing #abusers to book / By John Burke [IE; The Sunday Business Post; #dioceseofcloyne # prosecution #dpp #state] http://t.co/57X0IwS
• #Law ‘too narrow’ for Magee #prosecution / By Dearbhail McDonald [IE; Irish Independent; #clericalabuse] http://t.co/MnKTtNu
• No #law in 2005 to prosecute for not #reporting / CAROL COULTER [IE; The Irish Times; #prosecution] http://t.co/YPNA7Ym
• Cloyne Bishop John Magee should be arrested [IE; Irish Central; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/268ov
• No #law in 2005 to prosecute for not #reporting / CAROL COULTER [IE; The Irish Times; #prosecution] http://t.co/YPNA7Ym

Further inquiries

• Minister refuses to rule out further inquiries / By Michael Brennan [IE; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/46s27
• Time for a clerical child abuse inquiry in Ireland / P. Corrigan [IE; Slugger O’Toole; #clericalchildabuseinquiry] http://t.co/yTNG18Y
• Lady O’Loan calls for #independent #investigation into clerical child abuse in Ireland [IE; UTV; #clericalchildabuse] http://t.co/xb5MLSD
• Nuala O’Loan calls for new #probe into clerical abuse [IE; BBC News; #clericalabuse] http://t.co/uBLGwF3
• N. Ireland police ombudsman in call for clerical child abuse investigation [IE; The Guardian; #childabuseinvestigation] http://t.co/70INfAA
• Ireland considering country-wide abuse investigation [IE; CathNews; #abuseinvestigation] http://t.co/JyEix4p
• All #dioceses may face probe by State / By Luke Byrne [IE; Irish Independent; #abuseinvestigation] http://t.co/sjKTEz4
• A Report on the Cloyne Report: Tommorow… and Tomorrow-Ongoing Cover-Up… / W. Lindsey [IE; Bilgrimage, US; #coverup] http://t.co/vTGBSi7
• Cloyne, what next? – Nuala O’Loan [IE; The Irish Catholic; #cloynereport] http://t.co/wq6EmSv
• Archbishop warns over obstruction of #inquiries into abuse / P. CULLEN [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalchildsexabuse] http://t.co/hL1sIRW
• Bishop [of Kerry Bill Murphy] Reissues Appeal to Sexually Abused People [IE; News Tonight; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/6o3tc
• DPP rejected garda recommendation that Cloyne bishop be prosecuted: report [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://t.co/vdgUqL1
• N. Ireland police ombudsman in call for clerical child abuse investigation [IE; The Guardian; #childabuseinvestigation] http://t.co/70INfAA
• Cloyne, what next? – Nuala O’Loan [IE; The Irish Catholic; #cloynereport] http://t.co/wq6EmSv

Disclosure on sex cases

• DPP calls for disclosure on sex cases / By John Burke [IE; The Sunday Business Post; #cloynereport #sexcases] http://t.co/jv1TNcW

(6) ABUSE VICTIMS

• ‘The #church can never rest until the last victim has found peace’ / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictim] http://t.co/q9sO7bF
• Church betrayed its people [IE; The Southern Star; #clericalchildabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/e4oua
• Archbishop Clifford on Cloyne: we must cherish the survivors [IE; Vatican Radio; #abusesurvivors] http://alturl.com/up2vw

Abuse victims’ time limit

• Concern over abuse victims’ time limit / MARIE O’HALLORAN [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/m9q7w

Child Sex Abuse Settlements

• Irish Diocese to Sell Assets to Finance Child Sex Abuse Settlements / C. Thomasos [IE; Christian Post; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/cr8rt

Helpdesk

• Dedicated #Helpdesk for People Who Suffered Clerical Child Sexual Abuse [IE; Health Service Executive; #clericalchildsexualabuse] http://alturl.com/qpwge
• Victims face nine-month wait for help / By Ralph Riegel [IE; Irish Independent; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/7fnbe
• Cloyne Report leads to hundreds of helpline calls [IE; Irish Health; #abusevictims] http://alturl.com/5rgxo
• Huge surge reported in calls to helplines / CÍAN NIHILL [IE; The Irish Times; #victimsupport] http://alturl.com/z49wx

New abuse claim(s)

• New abuse claim as Archbishop says sorry / By Conor Feehan [IE; Herald.ie; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/wcbey
• 195 new calls to One-in-four since the Cloyne Report / By JOE LEOGUE [IE; Corkman; #cloynereport #abusecases] http://alturl.com/frrop

(7) VATICAN / IRISH GOVERNMENT – VATICAN

Pope / Holy See / Vatican

• The Cloyne Report – What does the Vatican think? [IE; The Journal; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/5bs7n
• Cleric had strong papal ties / By Ralph Riegel [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/ojbxa
• Like it or not, all roads lead to Rome / PATRICK SMYTH [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse #responsibility #vaticansovereignty] http://alturl.com/o3ecr
• Pope to cut diocese numbers [VA/IE; The Sunday Business Post; #dioceses #cutting] http://t.co/3CFlfRp
• Advice on policies ‘was not invitation to cover up abuse’ / PADDY AGNEW [VA; The Irish Times; #childprotectionpolicies ] http://t.co/RSIvYBD
• Vatican denies abuse cover-up claim [CA/IE; Irish Independent; #coverup] http://t.co/1WC1NOR
• Vatican denies abuse cover-up claim [CA/IE; Irish Independent; #coverup] http://t.co/1WC1NOR
• Spokesman: Vatican Didn’t Aid Irish Abuse Cover-Up [VA; National Catholic Register; #coverup] http://t.co/xxwHI6l
• Vatican seeks objective debate on abuse after Irish rebuke / By Philip Pullella [VA; Yahoo! News; #child abuse] http://alturl.com/kf7us
• Vatican silent as PM’s attack on clerical abuse is praised / By Peter Geoghegan [VA/IE; Scotman; #clericalabuse] http://alturl.com/5z99q
• Vatican to reply ‘at opportune moment’ to Cloyne questions / PADDY AGNEW [VA/IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/ampsj
• Vatican calls for ‘objective’ debate on Cloyne report / PATSY McGARRY, et al. [VA/IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/6j3vj

Irish government / parlement / Dáil Éireann

• Dáil Éireann (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann
• Dáil to hold Cloyne debate next week / MICHAEL O’REGAN and MARIE O’HALLORAN [IE; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/psph6
• Ierse regering haalt uit naar Vaticaan [IE; De Telegraaf; #seksueelmisbruik] http://alturl.com/ff4gh
• Victims and government slam Papal denial of Cloyne Report / By CATHAL DERVAN [IE/VA; Irish Central; #abusevictims] http://t.co/l90isXx
• Irish gov’t demands Vatican #explanation after report [IE/VA; Prague Post, Czech Republic; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/w6kym
• Dáil to debate motion on Cloyne ‘deploring Vatican intervention’ / P. McGARRY [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #cloynereport] http://t.co/EEmvgTY
• Cloyne report to be debated in the #Dáil [IE/VA; RTE News; #cloynereport #childprotection] http://t.co/stivjY0
• Irish Government Ask for Vatican Response to Abuse Report / By DOUGLAS DALBY [IE/US; The New York Times; #abusereport] http://alturl.com/vyqvd
• Iers parlement kritiseert Vaticaanse #doofpot [IE/VA; DePers.nl; #kindermisbruik #maatregelen] http://t.co/ZenLe9G
• Knives will be out for the Irish government soon enough / By David Quinn [IE/VA; Belfast Telegraph; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/7oj4s
• Calling out the Vatican / Conor O’Clery [IE/VA; Global Post; #cloynereport #clericalsexualabuse] http://alturl.com/fhc4o
• Anger mounts at Vatican silence on Cloyne sex abuse report / By Shane Pelan [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #sexabusereport] http://t.co/9z5WRrj
• Ireland censures Vatican on silence [IE; The Australian; #coverup] http://t.co/elQbxXH
• Government wants fast #Vatican response to Cloyne [with audio] [IE; Newstalk; #cloynereport #irishgovernment] http://alturl.com/s5gfo

Vatican – Bishop John Magee

• Vatican shelters Magee as abuse report fury grows / By Michael Lavery [with video] [VA/IE; Herald.ie #sexabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/uttpd

Vatican Embassy / ambassador / papal nuncio

• Urgent meeting with Papal Nuncio sought by Tanaiste [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/j3ffz
• Ierland stuurt diplomaat op ‘schandelijk’ Vaticaan af [IE; PAROOL; #seksueelmisbruik] http://alturl.com/a9dtt
• Ireland censures Vatican on silence [IE; The Australian; #coverup] http://t.co/elQbxXH
• Papal nuncio ‘distressed’ by report / STEVEN CARROLL [with audio] [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse #coverups] http://alturl.com/hn98j
• Vatican answers sought over abuse [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/rx7e2
• Irish summon Vatican diplomat over abuse cover-up / By SHAWN POGATCHNIK [IE; AP: Associated Press; #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/k5uy3
• Calls to summon Pope’s ambassador [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/gztg4
• FG chairman wants Papal Nuncio expelled [IE; Irish Independent; #papalnuncio #expell #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/sxcaq
• Fine Gael TD calls for #expulsion of Papal #Nuncio [IE; Irish Examiner; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/k2r4s
• Lack of ambassador should not hamper Vatican response / PAUL CULLEN [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #foreignaffairs #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/9y4sv
• FG’s Charlie Flanagan says the Papal Nuncio should be expelled [IE; The Journal; #cloynereport; #coverup #sexabuse] http://t.co/rSddgtR
• Fergus Finlay: It’s about time that we questioned the value of expensive Vatican Embassy / F. Finlay [IE/VA; Herald.ie] http://t.co/ynkH98D
• Huge #Facebook campaign mounted to #expel Papal Nuncio in wake of Cloyne report [IE; Irish Central; #papalnuncio] http://t.co/bDVj5y2

Taoiseach / Prime Minister Enda Kenny

• Taoiseach (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach
• Kenny: Vatican acted disgracefully on child protection guidelines [IE; Irish Examiner; #childprotectionguidelines] http://alturl.com/c2rj9
• Kenny: Vatican acted disgracefully [with video] [IE/VA; TV3; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/rntsr
• Vatican approach to child abuse in Ireland absolutely disgraceful, says PM / Henry McDonald [IE; The Guardian, UK] http://alturl.com/p3y47
• Vatican ‘disgraceful’ over child sex abuse by #clergy – Taoiseach [with video] [IE; Irish Independent; #childsexabuse] http://alturl.com/xd4td
• Irish PM blasts ‘disgraceful’ Vatican over sex abuse case [IE; The Vancouver Sun, Canada; #sexabusecase] http://alturl.com/33ce7
• Taoiseach calls on Vatican to accept all abuse cases here [IE/VA; Newstalk; #abusecases] http://t.co/kLnFihA
• Kenny brands Vatican a disgrace as fall-out from Cloyne report continues / C. DERVAN [IE; IrishCentral; #cloynereport] http://t.co/AgcUsro
• [Taoiseach] Enda Kenny speech on Cloyne Report [IE; RTE News; #cloynereport #coverup #clericalabuse] http://t.co/oX4VAWv
• Taoiseach lashes Vatican in new Dail attack on church [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #cloynereport #coverup] http://t.co/447HSMl
• Ireland Confronts the Vatican [IE/VA; The New York Times; #sexualabuse #abusecoverup] http://alturl.com/b6kd2
• Irish prime minister attacks Vatican / Henry McDonald [IE/VA; The Guardian, United Kingdom; #cloynereport #coverup] http://t.co/dTfgaRL
• Irish prime minister: Vatican has ‘calculated, withering’ abuse stance / M. Kelly [IE; Catholic News Service; #coverup] http://t.co/Qn6YDuv
• Winds of change are here, insists Tánaiste as Gilmore gale engulfs Higgins [IE; The Irish Times; #accountability] http://alturl.com/wdudi
• Ireland stands up to the Catholic Church / P. Myers, biologist & associate professor [IE/VA; Pharyngula, US; #coverup] http://t.co/L0uU0pn
• Irish prime minister accuses Vatican of ‘narcissism’ / M. KELLY [IE/VA; Catholic Herald, United Kingdom; #coverup] http://t.co/ez6Rvnf
• State will not longer tolerate ‘delinquency and arrogance’ of church, says Kenny [IE/VA; Irish Examiner; #coverup] http://t.co/ORIMESK
• This is a republic, not the Vatican [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://t.co/NEOzp0o
• #Rebuke of #Vatican more hard-hitting than a belt of the crozier / M. LORD [IE/VA; Irish Times; #coverup #cloynereport] http://t.co/62A2hjk
• Irish PM’s attack on church sign of changing times / By Mark Simpson [IE; BBC News; #cloynereport] http://t.co/Ly7mOGw
• Ireland denounces Vatican role in abuse cover-ups / By SHAWN POGATCHNIK [IE; AP: Associated Press; #coverup] http://alturl.com/689ab
• “Vaticaan dwarsboomt onderzoek seksueel misbruik” [VA/IE; Vandaag.be; #seksueelmisbruik] http://alturl.com/a74o2
• Irish PM in unprecedented attack on Vatican [IE; BBC News; #coverup #clericalabuse] http://alturl.com/ncodr
• Irish political classes lose their fear of the Catholic church / H. McDonald [IE/UK; The Guardian, UK; #abuse] http://alturl.com/w8nfh
• [PM] Enda Kenny’s Vatican attack gains worldwide momentum [IE/VA/US; JOE.ie; #clericalchildsexualabuse #investigation] http://alturl.com/nys26
• Taoiseach strongly criticises Vatican over abuse / by Deborah Condon [IE; Irish Health; #clericalchildabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/vciip
• Irish premier Kenny attacks Pope’s child rape stance [IE; Belfast Telegraph; #childrapestance #pope] http://alturl.com/r3aom
• Irish Prime Minister blasts Vatican over child abuse [IE/VA; Deutsche Welle; #clericalchildabuse] http://alturl.com/ushtu
• Irish PM Blasts Catholic Church For Cover Up Of Child Abuse Cases [IE; RTT News; #clericalchildabuse] http://alturl.com/zx8j7
• Kenny accuses Pope of playing down #rape, #torture of #children / F. Sheahan & K. Keane [IE; Irish Independent #abuse] http://alturl.com/vqy7n
• Kenny’s most powerful speech yet bore ‘all the hallmarks of a speechwriter’ [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #clericalabuse] http://alturl.com/zeb8h
• Irish PM attacks Vatican over abuse cover-up [IE/VA; Al Jazeera; #childabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/ym9kd
• Irish PM slams Vatican ‘dysfunction’ on child abuse [IE/VA; The Telegraph, United Kingdom; #childabuse] http://alturl.com/ow748
• ‘Safeguarding innocence of children must be national priority’ [IE; Irish Independent; #childprotection] http://alturl.com/pcc6r
• Bold words from Enda, but should they mark the end of the confessional? / B. Walker [IE; Slugger O’Toole; #secrecyofconfessional] http://alturl.com/d4j7q
• Alison O’Connor: Kenny’s bruising words belatedly lay bare Vatican’s pathetic charade [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #church #state] http://alturl.com/jfwwm
• Vatican silent after Taoiseach’s stinging attack on Church [IE; The Journal; #church #state #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/f5yyk
• Irish Prime Minister Responds to Cloyne Report: Vatican’s Culture of Dysfunction.. / W. Lindsey [IE; Bilgrimage; #abuse] http://t.co/pQMC2Ui
• Historic speech ends tradition of bowing to the Vatican – victims / C. Sheehy [IE; Herald.ie; #abuse #church #state] http://alturl.com/eic87c87
• Andrew Lynch: Now Enda really looks like a true leader / A. Lynch [IE; Herald.ie; #state #church #cloynereport #coverup] http://alturl.com/g5m6k
• Editorial: A landmark moment in Irish history [IE; Herald.ie; #church #state #clericalabuse #coverup #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/9qcus
• Enda Kenny’s attack on the Vatican reflects ferocious public anger / R. FITZGERALD [IE; Catholic Herald, UK; #coverup] http://alturl.com/nts4s
• Irish PM attacks Vatican sabotage / Ruth Gledhill [IE; The Australian; #cloynereport] http://t.co/mK1tutP
• Irish prime minister challenges the Vatican — and us / T. Doyle [IE/VA; National Catholic Reporter; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/m39mj
• Kenny’s poll ratings rise even before Vatican attack / By Colm Gannon [IE; Mayo Advertiser; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/7ctew
• An Irish leader, at last, who speaks truth… / by Niall O’Dowd [IE/VA; Irish Central; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/x2hba
• Taoiseach was chief architect of broadside, say advisers / MARY MINIHAN [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #coverup] http://alturl.com/agkte
• Vatican ‘stung’ by Irish PM Enda Kenny’s rebuke / By Fionnan Sheahan [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport #coverup] http://alturl.com/9sj8u
• Maybe it needs someone like the Taoiseach and words of the force that he used… [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/6j3vj
• Kenny’s speech historic and unprecedented in publicly calling Holy See to book [IE; The Irish Times; #statechurchrelations] http://alturl.com/uq2vr
• Taoiseach spoke for all states plagued by clerical abuse [IE; The Irish Times; #clericalabuse] http://alturl.com/hkoxd
• Taoiseach [Enda Kenny] hits out at ‘dysfunction’ of Catholic Church [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #cloynereport #elitism] http://t.co/Kuqjkok
• [Taoiseach Enda] condemns Vatican over abuse [IE; The Argus, Ireland; #cloynereport] http://t.co/3fzAKGU

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore

• Tánaiste (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste
• Tánaiste [and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore] expects rapid #reply from #Rome / MARIE O’HALLORAN [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://t.co/02ylxkB
• Tánaiste [and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore]  demands Vatican response to Cloyne Report [IE/VA; Breaking News; #sexualabuse #coverups] http://alturl.com/bdyg6
• [Tánaiste Eamon] Gilmore demands explanation for Vatican #intervention / PAUL CULLEN [IE/VA; The Irish Times; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/gp3ps
• Ireland’s foreign minister: Vatican must explain itself [IE; Catholic Herald, United Kingdom; #sexualabuse #coverup] http://alturl.com/95ayn
• Irish Foreign Minister Rebukes Papal Ambassador Over Sexual Abuse Cases [IE; Voice of America; #sexualabusecase] http://alturl.com/2oi9y
• Lise Hand: Unholy war on cards as angry Gilmore takes aim at the Vatican [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/zhg5i
• Ireland withdraws welcome mat? / by Dennis Coday [IE; National Catholic Reporter; #nuncio #expelling] http://t.co/AcEAZtu
• Time to stop bending the knee to the #Vatican [IE; Herald.ie; #obeying] http://t.co/GfZS5qc

Justice Minster Alan Shatter

• Video: [Justice Minster Alan] Shatter says Vatican priest ‘disingenuous’ on Cloyne [IE/VA; Irish Independent; #cloynereport] http://t.co/715in7N

Responses of Church leaders

• Cloyne report: Arch. Martin warns against #polarisation [IE; Vatican Radio; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/ma76z
• Irish Archbishop says #attack on Church by government a needed wake-up call [IE; National Post, Ireland; #church #state] http://alturl.com/irejc

Press

• Irish press hails PM’s ‘historic’ attack on Vatican [IE/VA; Straits Times, Singapore; #cloynereport] http://t.co/HnTXiuf
• Reaction to Kenny’s Cloyne speech / Compiled by CHARLIE TAYLOR [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/5ud2j
• Irish prime minister challenges the Vatican — and us / T. Doyle [IE/VA; National Catholic Reporter; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/m39mj

Public anger

• People’s deep anger echoed in Kenny speech, says bishop / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/c3ff6
• Enda Kenny’s attack on the Vatican reflects ferocious public anger / R. FITZGERALD [IE; Catholic Herald, UK; #coverup] http://alturl.com/nts4s

Abuse victims

• ‘Everything I wanted to hear for years,’ says victim / PATSY McGARRY [IE; The Irish Times; #abusevictim] http://alturl.com/rajib
• Victims and government slam Papal denial of Cloyne Report / By CATHAL DERVAN [IE/VA; Irish Central; #abusevictims] http://t.co/l90isXx

Church reputation

• Wrong to assume Holy See’s only concern is upholding its reputation / PADDY AGNEW [VA; The Irish Times; #abuse] http://alturl.com/bxwsu

Objective debate

• Vatican seeks objective debate on abuse after Irish rebuke / By Philip Pullella [VA; Yahoo! News; #child abuse] http://alturl.com/kf7us
• Vatican calls for ‘objective’ debate on Cloyne report / PATSY McGARRY, et al. [VA/IE; The Irish Times; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/6j3vj

The anticlerical hysteria

• The anticlerical hysteria sweeping Ireland / AUSTEN IVEREIGH [IE; America Magazine; #anticlericalism #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/4y9pr

Church-State rift

• Rift grows between Vatican and Ireland over child sex abuse [IE/VA; euronews; #church #state #cloynereport] http://t.co/qOrRCQl
• Ireland: abuse report leads to Church-State #rift / by Gregg Ryan [IE; Church Times, United Kingdom; #church #state] http://alturl.com/r5vhk
• Rift grows between Vatican and Ireland over child sex abuse [IE/VA; euronews; #church #state #cloynereport] http://t.co/qOrRCQl

Papal visit

• Papal visit now looks doomed after Cloyne backlash hits Church Lavery & Murphy [IE; Herald.ie] http://t.co/XyGQXFL
• Pope Benedict set to cancel visit after harsh criticism of #Vatican / J. O’BRIEN [IE/VA; IrishCentral; #cloynereport] http://alturl.com/fp9rb
• #Vatican criticism could stop Papal visit [IE/VA; UTV News, Ireland; #papalvisit #criticism] http://alturl.com/97o9z

(8) DECLINE OF THE IRISH CATHOLIC CHURCH

• Decline of the Irish Catholic Church [IE; Religion & Ethics Newsweekly; #sexualabuse] http://alturl.com/qiuj4

The Hague, July 16th, 2011 (UPDATE 7/23)