Religious must break silence on indemnity ‘deal’ with the State

WE in the Let Our Voices Emerge (LOVE) charity challenge CORI (Congress of Religious in Ireland) to stop protecting the State by keeping the promise of silence requested by the State on the so-called indemnity deal on child abuse.

By sticking to the agreement to stay silent on the matter it is allowing politicians to attack the deal - and CORI - with ridiculous statements. They are relying on the religious to stay silent on the matter. We say they must now break this silence.

Michael McDowell (attorney general at the time the religious congregations made the offer), Mary Harney and Bertie Ahern know perfectly well there was no deal. They accepted the indemnity when it was offered.