‘I am truly sorry’

BISHOPS criticised in the Pope’s pastoral letter could come under renewed pressure to resign after the message to Irish Catholics sparked anger among some victims’ groups.

There was a mixed response to the contents of the letter, with some survivors of abuse welcoming Pope Benedict’s apology for clerical child sex abuse, while others said it did not go far enough.

In extraordinary scenes, Bishop of Kerry Bill Murphy was verbally attacked as he read the Gospel at Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney yesterday, while at Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral protesters staged a walkout demonstration.