Abuse victims want media at meetings

VICTIMS of Fr Ronat, the priest at the centre of the latest Cloyne report, have said that they have “little interest” in meeting Bishop John Magee and former child protection delegate, Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan — unless the media is present.

“Nothing shocked those men, Magee and O’Callaghan, nothing. Nothing outraged them. Nothing about the content of the abuse, nothing about what was inflicted upon us,” said one victim, described as Donelle in the report. “All that mattered to them was ensuring that the Church was protected.

“Why would we want to listen to more guff from them? We will only meet them if the media is allowed to attend the meeting. None of those priests made any effort to get justice for us.”