Order moved abusers around country

Serial abusers from the Spiritan order worked in schools across Ireland with unmonitored access to children throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

The order, which is officially known as the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, had a poor record for managing offenders.

It often based its assessment on the likelihood of a priest re-offending on the optimistic view of the abusers themselves.

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