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17 April 2017

Irish church pins hopes on 2018 meeting of families

Ireland's clergy sex abuse scandal has severely damaged the Catholic Church's reputation in the once-devout nation. Irish church officials hope that a meeting of Catholic families that is expected to bring Pope Francis to Ireland next year will help families regain trust in the church after the clerical sex abuse scandal.
Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said Thursday that young people in particular “have been very scandalized” about the decades of abuse and cover-up that have eroded the credibility of the church in Ireland.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/31/irish-church-pins-hopes-on-2018-meeting-of-families/