Bishop dismisses abuse cover-up claims

THE Bishop of Raphoe, Philip Boyce, has dismissed claims that his diocese has child protection concerns despite claims by a Catholic lay organisation that “a widespread culture of covering up abuse” still existed in some areas.

Prior to a extraordinary general meeting of 18 Catholic bishops in Maynooth yesterday, Voice of the Faithful Ireland spokesman Sean O Conaill said, in reference to the cover-up of clerical child sex abuse, that his group had “particular concerns about some dioceses still, particularly the Diocese of Raphoe”.

The concerns mainly revolve around the activities of convicted paedophile priest, Fr Eugene Greene.