Seal of confession must not be broken

THE Catholic Church has quite properly been criticised for the failures in safeguarding children outlined in the Cloyne report.

However, why has there been so little attention paid to the failings of the State highlighted by Judge Murphy?

The Cloyne report says doubts came to light in 2005 about the HSE’s powers to intervene in cases of non-familial abuse yet nothing has been done to sort it out beyond squabbling between the Minister for Children’s Office and the HSE.