Hiding behind the law

IRISH bishops have hidden behind data protection laws and sacerdotal privilege to excuse why they couldn’t disclose documentation about child molesters.

They claimed that in doing so they were only protecting the interests of abused children.

David Norris is hiding behind legal privilege to excuse why he can’t disclose documentation used to request leniency for a child molester. Mr Norris also claims that in doing so he is only protecting the best interests of the abused child.