UP TO a quarter of priests in the Diocese of Cloyne have backed Bishop John Magee and believe he should remain in his position despite the public outcry at his handling of child sex abuse complaints.

THANK God for Ian Elliott and the Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC), because without that report we wouldn’t have a clue about the extent of the child abuse cover-up in Cloyne.

The Catholic Church has been left in a damaged position on Christmas Eve by the Cloyne child protection scandal, Bishop Willie Walsh has admitted.

PRIESTS at the centre of child abuse allegations are no longer serving any public function, but continue to be maintained by the Diocese of Cloyne where alleged abuses took place.