Priests behind child abuse 'were dregs of society'

A former student of Pope Benedict today branded clerics who ran abusive institutions as the “dregs of society”.

Priests behind child abuse 'were dregs of society'
Sun, 07 Jun, 2009 - 17:41

A former student of Pope Benedict today branded clerics who ran abusive institutions as the “dregs of society”.

Those to blame for the violence were monsters, Fr Vincent Twomey said.

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