Catholic hierarchy in clash over 'abuse' documents

The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was preparing tonight for a potentially bitter courtroom row involving two of its most senior clerics.

Catholic hierarchy in clash over 'abuse' documents

The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was preparing tonight for a potentially bitter courtroom row involving two of its most senior clerics.

In a remarkable twist to a long-running state inquiry into clerical child sex abuse, Cardinal Desmond Connell has asked the court to block the release of secret church files.

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