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Irish American group in call for Pope Benedict to sack Irish bishops

Irish American support sought for appeal to pope

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PATRICK ROBERTS
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IrishCentral.com
Published Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:34 PM
Updated Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:49 PM
Read more: Ireland, Voice of the Faithful, Christianity, Culture and Lifestyle, Religion, Roman Catholicism


A major Catholic organization with branches in the U.S. has written to Pope Benedict XV! demanding he remove Irish bishops caught in the current sex abuse scandal.

Four bishops were named in the latest scandal involving the Dublin archdiocese. All allegedly covered up pedophile priests in their jurisdiction.

The Voice of the Faithful is hoping to rally Irish American support behind the move to have the Bishops removed.The Voice of the Faithful has also called on Pope Benedict to order a nationwide inquiry in Ireland into pedophile priests

In the letter, the group claims "accountability cannot be achieved while so many bishops and archbishops, who have knowingly over a considerable period of time permitted this tragedy to persist, continue in office".

The Voice of the Faithful letter warns Benedict that "repeating the tragedy of Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Ferns, Cloyne, Sydney and so many other dioceses worldwide, four archbishops of Ireland's most populous diocese have behaved in a manner that facilitated the deepest psychological, emotional and spiritual trauma to many children.

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Posted by Brian921 on Jan 13, 2010, 10:33 PM EST
These criminals need to be rounded up,and treated like the scum of the earth they are.They didn't just harm these children they've harmed all of us.Aren't we all brothers under GOD?
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Posted by kickstar on Dec 03, 2009, 06:28 AM EST
And when benny is finished sacking the Irish bishops would he for Christs' sake sack himself and be done with this dirt of a church, The church buildings could be used for a more useful purpose like storing bales of hay in.


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