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Archbishop Martin 'unhappy' with Bishop of Limerick's response


Published on Wednesday 2 December 2009 09:13

ARCHBISHOP Diarmuid Martin has said that he is not happy with the response of Limerick's Bishop, Dr Donal Murray, following the report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.

In an interview with RT News, the Dublin Archbishop said he is writing to Bishop of Limerick, Dr Donal Murray and others to say that their responses are a matter for the people of the Dublin Archdiocese and not their own dioceses.

He gave his response last evening to Limerick journalist Joe Little on RTE as Bishop Murray gave an extensive interview to the Limerick Leader, covering in depth all the issues involved in the crisis.

The interview will be published in the Limerick Leader's weekend editions.

Dr Martin said: "I believe that the people of the archdiocese of Dublin, where this abuse took place, have a right to have these questions addressed today.

"My view is they (the bishops) should publicly come forward and answer the questions to the people where these abuses took place. I would much prefer to be in that situation than to be hunted or pushed."

"It is not enough to say this is a matter for other dioceses where they are now. Everybody has to stand up and accept the responsibility for what they did," he added.

Earlier, priests and parishioners in the Diocese of Limerick voiced their support for Bishop Murray, arguing that demanding his resignation will not help the healing of victims of clerical sex abuse.

Meanwhile Fr Eamonn Conway, a profesor of theology in Limerick has raised concerns in relation to the "full glare of publicity" which has surrounded Bishop Murray in the past week, while other bishops noted in the Murphy report have not been subject to the same scrutiny.


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