The Church’s multitude of sins

ARCHBISHOP Diarmuid Martin forewarns us that we will soon learn that hundreds, if not thousands of children in Ireland may have been sexually abused by clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2009 - 01:00

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The reality is that there are many scandals:

* These awful acts on innocents were carried out.

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Courts Columnists Place: Ireland Person: Diarmuid Martin Person: Michele Savage Organisation: Roman Catholic church Organisation: Christian

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