Call for Pope to visit Ireland and repent over abuse

THE Pope must come to Ireland and hear directly from those who have been abused if there is to be any possibility of reforming the institution, a leading survivors’ group has claimed.

In an open letter sent to the Vatican, campaigner Christine Buckley has heavily criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his “apathetic approach” to Ireland’s child abuse scandal.

According to the director of the Aislinn education and support centre, the Pope gravely insulted those who have been abused by discussing the five-volume Murphy Report for just 30 minutes and by failing to meet Bishop Donal Murray to accept his resignation.