Some priests still resisting Garda vetting

A NUMBER of priests have still resisted requests for them to submit to Garda vetting procedures.

The overwhelming majority of the country’s 2,200 priests on duty have volunteered to be vetted in a process that involves them having all previous addresses and jobs checked for police reports.

However, the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church said a “very small number” have not had their backgrounds checked because they “expressed reservations about the process”.