Examining consciences ‘not good enough’

IT was not good enough for Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to ask bishops implicated in the horrific report into child sex abuse to examine their conscience, founder of One in Four Colm O’Gorman said yesterday.

The Dublin archbishop said the people named in the Murphy Report for having negative responsibility should examine themselves and the first decision as to whether they should resign should be theirs.

Dr Martin said he had no authority to ask anyone to resign over the scandal, but that a bishop could be removed if criminal proceedings were brought.