One chapter of abuse report withheld

ALL but one chapter of a shocking report into sexual abuse by priests in the Dublin Archdiocese is expected to be released next week after the High Court yesterday cleared the way for its publication.

The report of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation will examine how senior bishops of the archdiocese handled allegations of abuse made against priests in Dublin between 1975 and 2004.

It will assess how the Catholic Church in Dublin investigated reports of abuse allegations made against a representative sample of 46 priests. The report is expected to comment on how four archbishops and 15 bishops carried out inquiries into such complaints.