McAleese says she is embarrassed' by Church's handling of abuse inquiries
Former president Mary McAleese told an Australian audience last week she was ''embarrassed about the Catholic clergy's handling of child abuse inquiries.
Former president Mary McAleese told an Australian audience last week she was “embarrassed” about the Catholic clergy’s handling of child abuse inquiries.
McAleese described the time when “a senior cleric, whom I will not name” visited Áras an Uachtaráin “looking for advice” as pressure for investigating sex abuse in the Church intensified. Her advice to the Church was to “open up the diocesan archives, conduct your own audits, tell the people of God ...