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| 17/09/2012 |
Bishop Kirby Apologises For Paedophilia Remarks |
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A Co Galway-based Catholic Bishop, who moved two priests who abused children to different parishes in the 1990s, has apologised for remarks he made trivialising their crimes.
In a weekend message to the diocese of Clonfert, Bishop John Kirby said that it was never his intention to do so.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio's News at One on 5 September, Bishop Kirby said his understanding of paedophilia in the mid-1990s was that it was "a friendship that had gone astray or wrong".
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The interview was in response to a revelation by a church-appointed watchdog that he had moved the abusers between parishes.
Today's statement does not refer to repeated calls for his resignation, but emphasises that he reported the allegations against both priests to the civil authorities within days of becoming aware of them.
He says he did so because he knew they may have committed crimes.
The bishop admitted that moving the two clerics was a serious mistake and said he takes full responsibility for his actions.
He said that while he is not aware of any abuse allegations from the parishes to which the men were moved, he operates very differently now and will continue to do so.
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