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Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

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Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent

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The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA

Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.

Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".

They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged.

"A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated.

"The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."

The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.

Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

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Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

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Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT

Article history

The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA

Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.

Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".

They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged.

"A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated.

"The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."

The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.

Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

[Guest guest]

Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

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Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT

Article history

The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA

Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.

Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".

They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged.

"A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated.

"The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."

The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.

Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

[Guest guest]

Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

Share12

Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT

Article history

The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA

Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.

Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".

They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged.

"A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated.

"The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."

The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.

Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

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Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement.TerrySent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeremy9282" <jeremybryce1953@...>Sender: SSRI medications Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:16:51 -0000<SSRI medications >Reply SSRI medications Subject: Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'Share12 Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT Article history The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged."A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated."The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

[Guest guest]

Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement.TerrySent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeremy9282" <jeremybryce1953@...>Sender: SSRI medications Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:16:51 -0000<SSRI medications >Reply SSRI medications Subject: Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'Share12 Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT Article history The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged."A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated."The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

[Guest guest]

Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement.TerrySent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeremy9282" <jeremybryce1953@...>Sender: SSRI medications Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:16:51 -0000<SSRI medications >Reply SSRI medications Subject: Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'Share12 Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT Article history The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged."A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated."The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

[Guest guest]

Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement.TerrySent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeremy9282" <jeremybryce1953@...>Sender: SSRI medications Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:16:51 -0000<SSRI medications >Reply SSRI medications Subject: Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'Share12 Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 March 2011 16.26 GMT Article history The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: Faith/PA Catholic bishops in Ireland have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests.Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of trust that has taken place".They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.There will be additional child protection training and continued co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged."A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been perpetrated."The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask humbly that we be given this opportunity."The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and religious orders of priests and nuns.Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church hierarchy.

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"funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement. > > Terry > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse > Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation > as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust' > > * > * > * Share12 > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2F\ > world%2F2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims & \ > t=Irish%20Catholic%20bishops%20donate%20%C2%A39m%20to%20victims%20of%20a\ > buse%20%7C%20World%20news%20%7C%20The%20Guardian & src=sp> > * [Reddit] > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F\ > 2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims> > * [buzz up] > <http://uk.buzz./buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665 & targetUrl=ht\ > tp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donatio\ > n-abuse-victims & summary=Counselling+agency+for+victims+of+paedophile+pri\ > ests+to+receive+donation+as+church+leaders+attempt+to+%27repair+breach+o\ > f+trust%27 & headline= Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of > abuse | World news | The Guardian> > > > * Riazat Butt <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> , > religious affairs correspondent > * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> , Sunday 20 March 2011 > 16.26 GMT > * Article history > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\ > tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box> > [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, > Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: > Faith/PA > Catholic bishops in Ireland <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland> > have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling > service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock > after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests. > > Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference > of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop > of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of > trust that has taken place". > > They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which > will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their > families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain. > > There will be additional child protection training and continued > co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. > Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends > for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively. > > There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for > victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work > through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered. > > Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many > survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged. > > "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser > is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been > perpetrated. > > "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded > this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church > resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask > humbly that we be given this opportunity." > > The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral > letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional > physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic > visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and > religious orders of priests and nuns. > > Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican > delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a > paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the > sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth. > > He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers > signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious > sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse. > > Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual > attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of > one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church > hierarchy.>

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"funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement. > > Terry > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse > Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation > as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust' > > * > * > * Share12 > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2F\ > world%2F2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims & \ > t=Irish%20Catholic%20bishops%20donate%20%C2%A39m%20to%20victims%20of%20a\ > buse%20%7C%20World%20news%20%7C%20The%20Guardian & src=sp> > * [Reddit] > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F\ > 2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims> > * [buzz up] > <http://uk.buzz./buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665 & targetUrl=ht\ > tp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donatio\ > n-abuse-victims & summary=Counselling+agency+for+victims+of+paedophile+pri\ > ests+to+receive+donation+as+church+leaders+attempt+to+%27repair+breach+o\ > f+trust%27 & headline= Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of > abuse | World news | The Guardian> > > > * Riazat Butt <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> , > religious affairs correspondent > * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> , Sunday 20 March 2011 > 16.26 GMT > * Article history > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\ > tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box> > [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, > Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: > Faith/PA > Catholic bishops in Ireland <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland> > have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling > service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock > after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests. > > Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference > of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop > of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of > trust that has taken place". > > They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which > will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their > families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain. > > There will be additional child protection training and continued > co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. > Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends > for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively. > > There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for > victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work > through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered. > > Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many > survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged. > > "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser > is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been > perpetrated. > > "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded > this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church > resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask > humbly that we be given this opportunity." > > The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral > letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional > physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic > visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and > religious orders of priests and nuns. > > Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican > delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a > paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the > sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth. > > He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers > signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious > sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse. > > Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual > attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of > one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church > hierarchy.>

[Guest guest]

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement. > > Terry > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse > Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation > as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust' > > * > * > * Share12 > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2F\ > world%2F2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims & \ > t=Irish%20Catholic%20bishops%20donate%20%C2%A39m%20to%20victims%20of%20a\ > buse%20%7C%20World%20news%20%7C%20The%20Guardian & src=sp> > * [Reddit] > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F\ > 2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims> > * [buzz up] > <http://uk.buzz./buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665 & targetUrl=ht\ > tp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donatio\ > n-abuse-victims & summary=Counselling+agency+for+victims+of+paedophile+pri\ > ests+to+receive+donation+as+church+leaders+attempt+to+%27repair+breach+o\ > f+trust%27 & headline= Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of > abuse | World news | The Guardian> > > > * Riazat Butt <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> , > religious affairs correspondent > * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> , Sunday 20 March 2011 > 16.26 GMT > * Article history > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\ > tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box> > [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, > Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: > Faith/PA > Catholic bishops in Ireland <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland> > have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling > service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock > after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests. > > Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference > of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop > of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of > trust that has taken place". > > They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which > will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their > families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain. > > There will be additional child protection training and continued > co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. > Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends > for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively. > > There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for > victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work > through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered. > > Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many > survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged. > > "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser > is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been > perpetrated. > > "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded > this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church > resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask > humbly that we be given this opportunity." > > The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral > letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional > physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic > visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and > religious orders of priests and nuns. > > Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican > delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a > paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the > sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth. > > He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers > signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious > sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse. > > Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual > attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of > one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church > hierarchy.>

[Guest guest]

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications," not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious. If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum, please change the mission statement. > > Terry > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuseCounselling > > Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse > Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to receive donation > as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust' > > * > * > * Share12 > <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2F\ > world%2F2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims & \ > t=Irish%20Catholic%20bishops%20donate%20%C2%A39m%20to%20victims%20of%20a\ > buse%20%7C%20World%20news%20%7C%20The%20Guardian & src=sp> > * [Reddit] > <http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F\ > 2011%2Fmar%2F20%2Firish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims> > * [buzz up] > <http://uk.buzz./buzz?publisherurn=the_guardian665 & targetUrl=ht\ > tp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donatio\ > n-abuse-victims & summary=Counselling+agency+for+victims+of+paedophile+pri\ > ests+to+receive+donation+as+church+leaders+attempt+to+%27repair+breach+o\ > f+trust%27 & headline= Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of > abuse | World news | The Guardian> > > > * Riazat Butt <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> , > religious affairs correspondent > * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> , Sunday 20 March 2011 > 16.26 GMT > * Article history > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\ > tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box> > [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, > Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims. Photograph: > Faith/PA > Catholic bishops in Ireland <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland> > have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a counselling > service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among their flock > after years of damaging revelations about paedophile priests. > > Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the Irish Conference > of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal Brady, archbishop > of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair the breach of > trust that has taken place". > > They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling agency, which > will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims and their > families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain. > > There will be additional child protection training and continued > co-operation with police and social services over abuse allegations. > Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to make amends > for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively. > > There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual support for > victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and want to work > through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered. > > Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse, for many > survivors their faith in God and the church has been profoundly damaged. > > "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused. If the abuser > is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has been > perpetrated. > > "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church authorities compounded > this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the church > resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken place. We ask > humbly that we be given this opportunity." > > The report also marks the first anniversary of an unprecedented pastoral > letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of institutional > physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an apostolic > visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and > religious orders of priests and nuns. > > Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the Vatican > delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet about a > paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing about the > sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth. > > He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused teenagers > signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth, a notorious > sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse. > > Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and sexual > attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in the words of > one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the church > hierarchy.>

[Guest guest]

Give the victims the dough and let them get the

counseling of their choice I say, even if it's a permanent

holiday.

On 3/20/2011 2:07 PM, jeremy9282 wrote:

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling

service for victims and their families living in Ireland,

Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>

> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry

in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications,"

not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious.

If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum,

please change the mission statement.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m

to victims of abuseCounselling

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

> Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to

receive donation

> as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

>

> *

> *

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> abuse | World news | The Guardian>

>

>

> * Riazat Butt

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> ,

> religious affairs correspondent

> * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> ,

Sunday 20 March 2011

> 16.26 GMT

> * Article history

>

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\

> tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box>

> [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in

Ireland,

> Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims.

Photograph:

> Faith/PA

> Catholic bishops in Ireland

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland>

> have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a

counselling

> service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among

their flock

> after years of damaging revelations about paedophile

priests.

>

> Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the

Irish Conference

> of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal

Brady, archbishop

> of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair

the breach of

> trust that has taken place".

>

> They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which

> will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims

and their

> families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

>

> There will be additional child protection training and

continued

> co-operation with police and social services over abuse

allegations.

> Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to

make amends

> for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

>

> There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual

support for

> victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and

want to work

> through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

>

> Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse,

for many

> survivors their faith in God and the church has been

profoundly damaged.

>

> "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused.

If the abuser

> is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has

been

> perpetrated.

>

> "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church

authorities compounded

> this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the

church

> resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken

place. We ask

> humbly that we be given this opportunity."

>

> The report also marks the first anniversary of an

unprecedented pastoral

> letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of

institutional

> physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an

apostolic

> visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and

> religious orders of priests and nuns.

>

> Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the

Vatican

> delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet

about a

> paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing

about the

> sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

>

> He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused

teenagers

> signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth,

a notorious

> sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

>

> Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and

sexual

> attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in

the words of

> one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the

church

> hierarchy.

>

[Guest guest]

Give the victims the dough and let them get the

counseling of their choice I say, even if it's a permanent

holiday.

On 3/20/2011 2:07 PM, jeremy9282 wrote:

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling

service for victims and their families living in Ireland,

Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>

> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry

in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications,"

not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious.

If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum,

please change the mission statement.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m

to victims of abuseCounselling

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

> Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to

receive donation

> as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

>

> *

> *

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> abuse | World news | The Guardian>

>

>

> * Riazat Butt

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> ,

> religious affairs correspondent

> * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> ,

Sunday 20 March 2011

> 16.26 GMT

> * Article history

>

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\

> tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box>

> [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in

Ireland,

> Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims.

Photograph:

> Faith/PA

> Catholic bishops in Ireland

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland>

> have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a

counselling

> service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among

their flock

> after years of damaging revelations about paedophile

priests.

>

> Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the

Irish Conference

> of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal

Brady, archbishop

> of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair

the breach of

> trust that has taken place".

>

> They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which

> will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims

and their

> families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

>

> There will be additional child protection training and

continued

> co-operation with police and social services over abuse

allegations.

> Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to

make amends

> for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

>

> There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual

support for

> victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and

want to work

> through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

>

> Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse,

for many

> survivors their faith in God and the church has been

profoundly damaged.

>

> "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused.

If the abuser

> is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has

been

> perpetrated.

>

> "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church

authorities compounded

> this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the

church

> resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken

place. We ask

> humbly that we be given this opportunity."

>

> The report also marks the first anniversary of an

unprecedented pastoral

> letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of

institutional

> physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an

apostolic

> visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and

> religious orders of priests and nuns.

>

> Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the

Vatican

> delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet

about a

> paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing

about the

> sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

>

> He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused

teenagers

> signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth,

a notorious

> sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

>

> Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and

sexual

> attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in

the words of

> one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the

church

> hierarchy.

>

[Guest guest]

Give the victims the dough and let them get the

counseling of their choice I say, even if it's a permanent

holiday.

On 3/20/2011 2:07 PM, jeremy9282 wrote:

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling

service for victims and their families living in Ireland,

Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>

> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry

in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications,"

not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious.

If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum,

please change the mission statement.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m

to victims of abuseCounselling

>

> Irish Catholic bishops donate £9m to victims of abuse

> Counselling agency for victims of paedophile priests to

receive donation

> as church leaders attempt to 'repair breach of trust'

>

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>

>

> * Riazat Butt

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/riazatbutt> ,

> religious affairs correspondent

> * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> ,

Sunday 20 March 2011

> 16.26 GMT

> * Article history

>

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-dona\

> tion-abuse-victims#history-link-box>

> [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in

Ireland,

> Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims.

Photograph:

> Faith/PA

> Catholic bishops in Ireland

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland>

> have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a

counselling

> service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among

their flock

> after years of damaging revelations about paedophile

priests.

>

> Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the

Irish Conference

> of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal

Brady, archbishop

> of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair

the breach of

> trust that has taken place".

>

> They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which

> will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims

and their

> families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

>

> There will be additional child protection training and

continued

> co-operation with police and social services over abuse

allegations.

> Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to

make amends

> for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

>

> There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual

support for

> victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and

want to work

> through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

>

> Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse,

for many

> survivors their faith in God and the church has been

profoundly damaged.

>

> "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused.

If the abuser

> is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has

been

> perpetrated.

>

> "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church

authorities compounded

> this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the

church

> resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken

place. We ask

> humbly that we be given this opportunity."

>

> The report also marks the first anniversary of an

unprecedented pastoral

> letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of

institutional

> physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an

apostolic

> visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and

> religious orders of priests and nuns.

>

> Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the

Vatican

> delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet

about a

> paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing

about the

> sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

>

> He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused

teenagers

> signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth,

a notorious

> sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

>

> Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and

sexual

> attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in

the words of

> one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the

church

> hierarchy.

>

[Guest guest]

Give the victims the dough and let them get the

counseling of their choice I say, even if it's a permanent

holiday.

On 3/20/2011 2:07 PM, jeremy9282 wrote:

extract -

"funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which will provide an enhanced counselling

service for victims and their families living in Ireland,

Northern Ireland and Britain ............"

follows on from points raised by Jim earlier

funding is for counselling and not for compensation

>

> Where is the mention of pharmaceuticals and/or psychiatry

in this post? Just making sure this is still "SSRI medications,"

not a religiously-oriented group. It really is getting tedious.

If this group is going to become a religious discussion forum,

please change the mission statement.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

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> * guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/> ,

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> 16.26 GMT

> * Article history

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> [Cardinal Brady] The head of the Catholic church in

Ireland,

> Cardinal Brady, has promised to support abuse victims.

Photograph:

> Faith/PA

> Catholic bishops in Ireland

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/ireland>

> have pledged £9m to support abuse victims through a

counselling

> service, one of several initiatives to restore trust among

their flock

> after years of damaging revelations about paedophile

priests.

>

> Towards Healing and Renewal, a 16-page letter from the

Irish Conference

> of Catholic Bishops, outlines steps that Cardinal

Brady, archbishop

> of Armagh and primate of All Ireland, hopes will "repair

the breach of

> trust that has taken place".

>

> They include the funding of Towards Healing counselling

agency, which

> will provide an enhanced counselling service for victims

and their

> families living in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

>

> There will be additional child protection training and

continued

> co-operation with police and social services over abuse

allegations.

> Irish bishops will also fast once a month, on Fridays, to

make amends

> for their failure to respond to the crisis effectively.

>

> There will be, for the first time, dedicated spiritual

support for

> victims who lost their faith because of their ordeal and

want to work

> through this particular consequence of the abuse suffered.

>

> Brady said: "As a result of the grievous wrong of abuse,

for many

> survivors their faith in God and the church has been

profoundly damaged.

>

> "A colossal breach of trust occurs when a child is abused.

If the abuser

> is a priest or religious then an even greater betrayal has

been

> perpetrated.

>

> "The mismanagement of abuse allegations by church

authorities compounded

> this damage. As we continue on our journey of renewal, the

church

> resolves to repair the breach of trust which has taken

place. We ask

> humbly that we be given this opportunity."

>

> The report also marks the first anniversary of an

unprecedented pastoral

> letter from Benedict XVI, who apologised to victims of

institutional

> physical and sexual abuse in Ireland. He also announced an

apostolic

> visitation – or papal inquiry – of Catholic dioceses and

> religious orders of priests and nuns.

>

> Brady was one of the clerics under pressure ahead of the

Vatican

> delegation's arrival after it emerged he had kept quiet

about a

> paedophile priest for more than a decade, despite knowing

about the

> sexual abuse carried out by the late Father n Smyth.

>

> He was present at meetings in the 1970s where two abused

teenagers

> signed vows of silence over their complaints against Smyth,

a notorious

> sex offender jailed in the 1990s for child abuse.

>

> Two official reports revealed decades of rape, coercion and

sexual

> attack in Ireland by predatory clerics whose activities, in

the words of

> one of the reports, were "obsessively" concealed by the

church

> hierarchy.

>