Four archbishops colluded to cover up child sex attacks
Activer le mode zenDavid Sharrock
"The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland connived with the authorities in a cover-up spanning decades to shield paedophile priests from prosecution, an official report concluded yesterday. Hundreds of crimes against children were not reported as the four archbishops of the Archdiocese of Dublin remained wedded to the maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the Church and the preservation of its assets.
"Instead, the church hierarchy shuffled the sex offenders from parish to parish, allowing them to continue to prey on victims. In some cases paedophile priests were even promoted. The 750-page report by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse on the Dublin archdiocese the second significant inquiry this year to expose appalling levels of sexual abuse of minors in Ireland under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church said that it had uncovered a don't ask, don't tell policy throughout the period that it investigated between 1975 and 2004."
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"Four archbishops colluded to cover up child sex attacks", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), novembre 2009. Consulté le 25/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/four-archbishops-colluded-to-cover-up-child-sex-attacks