Clerical abuse!

Started by D4S, May 20, 2009, 05:09:14 PM

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We all know this disgusting scandal is as a result of The Church and The State, but who do you hold mostly accountable, and should therefore pay out the most in compensation to victims?

The State
The Church
Split 50/50

Owen Brannigan

Quote from: johnnycool on March 08, 2018, 04:02:55 PM
Quote from: dec on March 07, 2018, 04:10:12 PM
Quote from: dec on March 04, 2018, 01:39:51 PM
Quote from: Orior on March 04, 2018, 11:25:32 AM

Glad to hear that Fr Stevenston has been asked to step in.

That would be the same Father Stevenson that was a teacher at St Colman's for almost all the time the Finnegan was there.

The Irish News with some breaking news
http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/03/07/news/priest-in-charge-of-dromore-diocese-is-former-head-of-school-where-malachy-finegan-abused-pupils-1271879/

Brendan Hughes 07 March, 2018 01:00
THE priest temporarily in charge of the Diocese of Dromore following the resignation of its bishop over the Malachy Finegan scandal is a former head of the school where the cleric sexually abused pupils. Canon Liam Stevenson and the Catholic Church last night did not address questions about his role, including when he first became aware of allegations against Finegan...

A bit of an own goal by the diocese or whoever appointed this lad Stevenson when they're still right in the teeth of this scandal.
Are Church authorities that detached from the real world?

His appointment was a consequence of his recent elevation to the second in command in the diocese as Vicar General when he was moved to Lurgan to replace Mons Hamill who had a complaint of historical nature upheld by Bishop McAreavey and was removed from being vicar general and parish priest of Lurgan at the end of last year. 

By simply allowing the vicar general to take over rather than putting in an administrator with no possible connection to Finnegan (an administrator has been put in place in other dioceses when the bishop has left his post) is a tactical error by the Church and may well cause embarrassment in the media as the PSNI move in to investigate the historic abuse when Finnegan was employed in the school. 

dec

Quote from: Orchard park on March 08, 2018, 04:09:37 PM
is he a brother of Denis Stevenson the ever so polite corner back from Armagh

yes



Targetman


smelmoth

Quote from: imtommygunn on March 09, 2018, 10:31:32 PM
http://yournewswire.com/catholic-archbishop-pedophilia-god/

If this fella is still in office by close of the Australian working day what does it say about the Catholic Church?




Targetman

Mary McAleese on Rte radio says that her young brother was abused by that animal Finnegan

Orior

Why is Father Burns being hounded out of Hilltown?
Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians

Targetman

Fr. Byrne, I wouldn't say he's being hounded out, apparently he received an abusive or threatening letter in the post, as much as I know

Owen Brannigan

Quote from: Targetman on March 12, 2018, 11:08:04 AM
Mary McAleese on Rte radio says that her young brother was abused by that animal Finnegan

Some care needs to be taken as her statement was based on a letter to Belfast Telegraph by her brother but he doesn't claim that Finnegan abused him physically or sexually other than he knew about it going on in the college:




armaghniac

Quote from: Owen Brannigan on March 12, 2018, 01:36:07 PM
Quote from: Targetman on March 12, 2018, 11:08:04 AM
Mary McAleese on Rte radio says that her young brother was abused by that animal Finnegan

Some care needs to be taken as her statement was based on a letter to Belfast Telegraph by her brother but he doesn't claim that Finnegan abused him physically or sexually other than he knew about it going on in the college:


She said that she hadn't known about it before the letter, but is she saying that the only thing she currently knows about it is the letter?
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