PSNI meet clergy over abuse issue
Ongoing discussions revealed after call for inquiry
By Deborah McAleese The Belfast Telegraph Friday, December 23, 2005
The PSNI has met with senior officials from the Catholic Church to discuss allegations of clerical child love abuse.
No decision on the type of action to be taken to address the problem will be made until the outcome of the meetings, which are due to wrap up this week.
In the wake of the damning Ferns report into clerical love abuse in Co Wexford - which found that over 140 priests in four dioceses have been accused of loveual abuse - the Government has been asked if it plans to launch a probe into clerical child love abuse in all maintained schools in Northern Ireland.
It has also been asked if a joint inquiry with authorities in the Republic into clerical child love abuse within Catholic Church diocese that straddle the border will be carried out.
Direct Rule Minister Shaun Woodward has confirmed that a series of meetings have been held between the Catholic Church, the PSNI, the Department of Health and health bodies in the Republic.
He said that decisions on the actions to be taken will be made following another meeting due to take place before Christmas.
The revelations were made in parliament when DUP MP David Simpson asked Mr Woodward if he would initiate the inquiries.
Mr Woodward said: "Officials from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) have held separate meetings with the PSNI, the Department of Health and Children in the Republic of Ireland, the National Children's Office in the Republic of Ireland and senior representatives of the Roman Catholic Church to discuss implications of the Ferns Report and other disclosures relating to allegations of clerical abuse against children.
"PSNI has also met separately with senior representatives of the Roman Catholic Church. A further meeting involving DHSSPS, PSNI and senior representatives of the Roman Catholic Church is scheduled before Christmas following which decisions will be taken by DHSSPS and the PSNI on the appropriate course of action to be followed."
Explosive revelations within the Catholic Church in Ulster came to light after the Ferns report.
It was discovered that a total of 54 priests have faced allegations over a period of 50 years - eight in the Archdiocese of Armagh, five in Dromore, 15 in Down and Connor and 26 in Derry.
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