<\/a> <\/p>\n review of the Murphy Commission Report which investigated how the state and the archdiocese of Dublin handled child abuse by priests
from 1974 to 2004 and quotes\/extracts as seen in this weeks
newspapers. <\/p>\n All archbishops and many of the auxiliary bishops in Dublin handled
child sexual abuse complaints badly. None of the four archbishops
reported their knowledge of abuse to garda\u00ed [the police] \u201cthroughout
the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s??. <\/p>\n Church authorities used the concept of \u201cmental reservation??, which
allows senior clergy to mislead people without being guilty, in the
church\u2019s eyes, of lying. <\/p>\n Senior members of the garda\u00ed (the Irish police) regarded priests as
outside their remit, with some members reporting complaints to the
archdiocese instead of investigating them. <\/p>\n It said there were some courageous priests who brought complaints to
the attention of their superiors. But in general there was a \u201cdon\u2019t
ask, don\u2019t tell?? policy. <\/p>\n The report states the archdiocese demonstrated an \u201cobsessive concern
with secrecy and the avoidance of scandal,?? while showing \u201clittle or
no concern for the welfare of the abused child.?? <\/p>\n “The Dublin Archdiocese’s pre-occupations in dealing with cases of
child sexual abuse, at least until the mid-1990s, were the maintenance
of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation
of the Church, and the preservation of its assets.” <\/p>\n
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