Cloyne: Parish funds won’t pay victims

THE diocese of Cloyne has said it has “no plans” to use church basket collections to pay damages to victims of clerical sex abuse in civil cases.

However, in response to a series of questions from the Irish Examiner, a diocesan spokesman did not entirely rule it out, stating that “funding for future claims will be sourced as the need arises”.

The Dublin archdiocese has admitted it is using parish funds to cover the cost of clerical sexual abuse claims. Massgoers were not told where their money could now be directed.