Irish bishops meet with abuse survivors to prepare for meeting with Pope
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Bishop John McAreavey at a previous meeting with Pope Benedict

Maynooth, Ireland, Feb 9, 2010 / 02:29 am (CNA).- A second meeting between Irish bishops and representatives of victims of abuse by priests and Church-run institutions was held on Monday. The meeting focused on victims’ concerns and on informing the bishops’ preparations for their upcoming meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.

The meeting in Maynooth involved Tom Hayes of the Alliance Support Group, John Kelley and Patrick Walsh of Irish SOCA, Michael O’Brien of Right to Peace, and Michael Walsh of the group Right of Place.

The bishops involved were Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Colm O’Reilly, Bishop of Dromore John McAreavey, Bishop of Cork and Ross John Buckley and Bishop of Killala John Fleming.

“Today’s meeting was constructive and helpful to us as we prepare to meet the Holy Father next week,” said Bishop McAreavey. “The meeting focused on the ongoing concerns of survivors. We intend to relay these concerns to Pope Benedict both verbally and in the form of written submissions which were presented to us today by survivors and which directly represent their views.”

All the Irish bishops will reportedly meet with Pope Benedict from Feb. 15-16.

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Published by: Raymond F. Rice
Canandaigua 02/10/2010 06:51 PM EST
Did it ever occur to any one that many evangelical sects are thriving because they have no Vatican??
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Published by: Raymond F. Rice
Canandaigua 02/10/2010 06:49 PM EST
Can you document that a gay priest was promoted to Cardinal????
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Published by: Paul Rinderle
Fairfax/Va/USA 02/10/2010 11:14 AM EST
The major media in the United States is involved in this cover-up. 80% of child sexual abuse in the United States was homosexual in nature. Our press is loaded with Gays and Gay sympathizers. They refuse to acknowledge that statistic and that Gays were involved at All. The Gay Priest was promoted to Bishop and Cardinal. A cardinal in charge of all things Priestly Formation was just uncovered in the Vatican Itself. These Gays not only sexually abused our Catholic (not atheist/protestant) children, they abused our liturgy in the most egregious of ways in particular by moving Tabernacles from the Main Altar. Gays are the problem. They seized upon a closed environment and made it their profession. All should read the book "Goodbye Goodmen" by Michael Rose that exposed this sick gay sect and its rampant sex in Seminaries driving Goodmen away from the Priesthood. At one time (2002) it was estimated by a panel of Priests on our Catholic TV channel EWTN that 60% of Priests were Gay.
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