Bishop Drennan under mounting pressure to resign

THE Bishop of Galway, Martin Drennan, is coming under increased pressure to reverse his decision not to resign due to the findings of the Murphy report into cleric child sex abuse in Dublin.

Yesterday abuse campaigner Andrew Madden, the Author of Altar Boy, A Story of Life After Abuse, emailed the bishop asking him to formally invite 60 clerical victims to meet him and discuss his position.

Mr Madden said: “Bishop Drennan advises against anger and adds insult to injury when he describes our calls for accountability as vengeful. He says he met with 60 priests from the Diocese of Galway and seems to enjoy their full support. I have asked him to formally invite 60 victims of sexual abuse by priests in Dublin to come and meet him in Galway to express their views.”