Sex abuse culpability

The most recent report on child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and the systematic cover-up by Church authorities again confirms the Catholic Church’s culpable ignorance, willful neglect and total disregard of the welfare and rights of children.

The Hierarchy’s overriding concern has always been and, I believe, remains the reputation of the institutional church.

It therefore beggars belief that our Government, and our society in general, continues to allow this organisation to have primary control of our children’s education in their most formative and vulnerable years.

A persistent offender in school deserves expulsion.

Dick Keane

Glenageary

Co Dublin