Abuse eroding trust of faithful

MASS-GOERS in the heart of the Dublin Archdiocese yesterday claimed the devastating clerical abuse scandals were wiping out trust in the Catholic Church.

As the daily afternoon service began at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, the capital’s main parish, many people said the shocking revelations were turning away a once deeply devout nation.

Vincent McGuinness, 60, from Whitehall said the hierarchy had been deliberately covering up the truth.