Time for real change in the church

IT’S crystal clear once again with the revelation in the Murphy report into the Diocese of Cloyne that the institutional church’s secrecy and methods of operation are dysfunctional.

This method of operation continued with apparent inability to act with human and Christian propriety despite all their promises and good intentions.

The problem goes deeper than just the guidelines for protecting children; it goes to the structure within the institutional church where we see bishops and priests sworn to secrecy concealing the truth from their fellow bishops, priests and even civil authorities.