IRISH SEX CRIME VICTIMS ASK CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOR $1.37 BILLION COMPENSATION
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
Vatican City (RNS) - Irish victims of clerical sex abuse have asked
Pope Benedict XVI for over $1.37 billion in compensation, in a letter
that the head of Ireland's Catholic Church will hand-deliver to the
pope next week.
Cardinal Sean Brady received the letter from representatives of sex
abuse victims on Monday (Feb. 8), according to a report in the Irish
Independent.
The letter also requests a meeting with Benedict during his
forthcoming visit to Britain, expected to take place in September.
Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore said the pope will receive the
letter when he meets with Irish bishops next Monday and Tuesday,
reportedly to discuss last November's Murphy Commission report.
That report traced a pattern of clerical physical and sexual abuse
over three decades, from 1975-2004, which had been covered up by the
Archdiocese of Dublin.
In December, Benedict expressed "outrage," "shame," and "profound
regret" over the report's revelations, and the Vatican announced he
would write a letter to Irish Catholics "in which he will clearly
indicate the initiatives that are to be taken in response to the
situation." The pope's letter is widely expected to be published
shortly after next week's meeting.
Four Irish bishops have already resigned as a consequence of the
Murphy Commission's revelations.
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