Bishops await clarification on Lisbon guarantees

CATHOLIC bishops are waiting to see the details of guarantees on the Lisbon treaty before indicating their position on it, Most Rev Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, has said.

The bishops were criticised during the last treaty referendum for delaying their response and for failing to endorse the document.

However, Archbishop Martin said the Catholic Church would not be telling Irish voters how to vote in the referendum, expected to be held in October.