Catholic Church Abuse in Ireland Finally Made Public?

this is disgustting but yes I can believe it no the church shouldnt be allowed to cover it up god only knows what happen to those poor kids when the left after beening abuse they probary grew up not to trust anyone again makes me sick

Hi Chimes, This report has been nine years in the making and it is about time it all came out no matter how shamefull. There are are a number of parties to blame in this scandal, the church, the government and the department of education. The only good man in this horrid affair id Bertie Aherne for instigating this investigation into child abuse within these institutions, it took a long time but he got the job done, He is one politician that I have some respect for, just for this issue alone. I am outraged that the guilty parties have been protected and will not be named. In my book child abuse in any shape or form should have its consequences. It is for these reasons that the younger generation here in Ireland have turned their back on the Catholic church in Ireland and they have have lost the power they once had. This has dented our image worldwide considerably and right now I am ashamed to be Irish

I feel for all those kids now adults..they were sent there for safety and all they got was traumatized, and abused. And they say kids are better off? Guess they didn't know about all this then since it was so readily sweep up under the rug all these years until it couldn't be hidden no more. I am just glad that the rose colored glasses are off and people can see what really went on and what is still going on in some places.

I know its disgustting an then they wonder why people leave the church

Hi TLChimes, This is a very damaging report but I can't say that I'm terrible surprised. The Roman Catholic church in Ireland had a great deal of power over it's people for a long, probable more than in most parts of the world. In answer to your question, should the church be allowed to cover up it's troubling issues, my answer is a resounding no. This is not the first time that members of the Irish Christian Brothers have been shown to be child molesters, and there should be an immediate end put to this. I feel that it is quite likely that this is just the tip of the iceberg and that molestation has likely been going on for hundreds of years. I want to add here that the Roman Catholic church, while it is probably the biggest offender is I'm sure, certainly not the only one. This must be a warming to all churches not to put too much faith in their clergy, because it is often those that we trust the most that let us down big time. I have known it to happen in all churches that I am familiar with, so a warning to everyone, be careful who you trust your children with. Another point is this, all Roman Catholic priests are not like this, some are very genuine people who are following what they believe to be a calling. Blessings.

Yes, I think it should be made public. It is going to be humiliating and probably very hurtful to those who lived through but sometimes that is best. So many children were affected by this. Yes, it needs to be publicized so it will never happen again. It is terrible to think of and people need to be made aware. I think that sometimes even the worst can bring change and be a positive thing. A reflection on the church is sad but all their ways need to questioned and changed to reflect the changing times.

i've heard how they would and still cover up so much. to me it's sad and i grew up being cathic too. my dad got mad at me because i dont go to church and when i said why should want to go a cathic church when they abuse kids and cover it up and other church from other reglion the people are two faced like hell.

This is something very alarming especially to the Roman Catholic Church, many christian would surely reacts to this, i hope the all the children are ok now. This type of issues should be share to public for them to share and express their own opinion ideas on this. The Church sure has lots of issues which has been cover up.. Hope the church and the government would take efforts on preventing this type of abuse to ever happen again especially on children..

I also had already read this and was appalled even with all the issues brought out on the subject.. To top it off, the priests and nuns got their hands slapped and got sent...waite for it....to the United States. Not all of them , but the majority. I don't know why any of this should surprise us, but; I queess it just reinforces my feelings on organized religion. Oh, and also, don't they have a desert island somewhere that they send their rejects to????????

its true man, it is really ashamed to hear that news. but i think they have their reason not to public the names of the individuals who are involved, maybe they like to make an internal investigation first. well, i think justice will be served. just wait maybe there are more behind it. thanks also for your information.