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Final statement by Irish Bishops
on Ryan Report:
They are 'ashamed, humbled and repentant'

News release from
the Archdiocese of Armagh

Thursday, June 11st, 2009


Ireland’s Catholic bishops have said that they are “ashamed, humbled and repentant” in the wake of the Ryan Report.

In a statement following their Summer General Meeting yesterday, the bishops said that the Report’s account of the failure of Church institutions to protect abused children was “a disturbing indictment of a culture that was prevalent in the Catholic Church in Ireland”.

The statement added: “Heinous crimes were perpetrated against the most innocent and vulnerable, and vile acts with life-lasting effects were carried out under the guise of the mission of Jesus Christ.

“This abuse represents a serious betrayal of the trust which was placed in the Church. For this we ask forgiveness. We are ashamed, humbled and repentant that our people strayed so far from their Christian ideals.”

The bishops went on to describe their “heavy sadness at the suffering of so many” and to invite those who suffered abuse to engage with them “to see how we can assist those who have been abused”.

The bishops also discussed the meeting of Pope Benedict with Cardinal Brady and Archbishop Martin in Rome on Friday.

The Holy Father, they said “urged the Bishops and all in the Church to continue to establish the truth of what happened and why; to ensure that justice is done for all; to see that measures put in place to prevent abuse from happening again are fully applied, and, to help to bring healing to the survivors of abuse”.

However, the bishops also reiterated their commitment to providing “Catholic schools to cater for the needs of parents who wish their children to have a Catholic education”.

In the wake of the Ryan report, a number of politicians, including Government Chief Whip Pat Carey and Labour’s Education spokesman, Ruairí Quinn, called for schools run by the Church and the religious to be handed over to the State.

The bishops’ statement continued: “The Church accepts and supports choice and diversity within a national education system. We believe that parents who desire schools under different patronage should, where possible, be facilitated in accessing them.

The statement acknowledged that in some areas, because of population changes, “there were more Catholic schools than are required by the local community”.

"In these locations this will mean reducing the number of Catholic schools, and we are ready to do this," they said.

The statement also pointed out that the Catholic Church was fully accountable and operated under State regulation. Specifically, the bishops pointed out that the safety and welfare of pupils in schools are assured by State law and regulation.

The standards operating to safeguard children in Catholic schools were State policies, and were being implemented, the statement added.


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