Spring meeting for Bishops
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crime and justice |
news report 
Wednesday March 10, 2010 12:39
by religiousabusetruth
The Bishops met this week in Maynooth for their 3 day spring meeting. Attending the meeting was Ian Elliott, chief executive of the church’s child protection watchdog, the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC). Speaking on the Vatican’s recognitio, he said it could be something of a hindrance. Though the Vatican has not given its recognitio to any framework documents or guide lines the Church has come up with since 1996. He felt at one stage the recognitio granted in America could be used as a contribution to the solution but since has shifted stance.
Sounds like we are already at that point where everything is at a stand still. It’s very hard to work with an organization that holds true to keeping silence on child abuse. It will also be another two years before any report is ready for publication by the NBSC..
Concerns were also raised in question the Churches response to the authorities where information on their offenders is passed to the Garda and to the HSE. All contact with the State and the HSE must be written and in verbal to prove the fact you have done it.
There are still known criminals at large that with held information to a crime from the State authorities. It is illegal to with hold information to a crime. These criminals can be charged under article 7 section 2. Kevin Flanagan was outside the Seminar College in Maynooth protesting this point. He had a placard showing the Bishops who with held information. Many students stopped to wish him well and thanked him for what he was doing. Over a 150 students signed the petition.
Another protest took place for an hour out side the college on Monday morning by two protestors asking the bishops to stop fooling the faithful.
The Religious abuse truth stand is at the GPO, O’Connell St. every Saturday from 12.30 till 4pm to take signatures.
