Martin to make Vatican plea if bishops don't go [Independent.ie]
- Published: 20 December 2009
THE Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, will petition the Vatican in the new year to have four Irish bishops removed from office if they refuse to step down over the Murphy report into clerical child sex abuse cases in the Dublin archdiocese.
The dramatic split at the top of the Catholic Church in Ireland has emerged over the refusal of some bishops to accept responsibility for the abuse scandals detailed in the hard-hitting report.
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