Image via Wikipedia Having read Pope Benedict’s XVI pastoral letter to Irish Catholics, I can say I my respect for him and the Vatican has increased. He has apologised on behalf of the church and is sending an Apostolic Visitation for certain Diocese. It will be interesting to see which ones. I have reproduced part of the letter below, 6. To the victims of abuse and their families You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know...
Saw this over on gaycork.com. This article was on page 18 of the paper, im really annoyed by it. article removed for legal reasons
Via BreakingNews.ie Children’s helpline ‘struggled to cope’ with Christmas calls The ISPCC says it struggled to cope with hundreds of calls it received from distressed children this Christmas. The help-line handled nearly 700 calls from children seeking help on Christmas Day. Most of the children had been left alone at Christmas, or were upset by alcohol abuse in their home. The thirty volunteers who manned the line say many children were unable to get through because the lines were...
- Increase of 81 persons on Sex Offenders Register in last 7 months Fine Gael Deputy Health and Children Spokesperson, Dan Neville TD, has today (Tuesday) called on the Minister for Health to ensure that procedures to vet adults who work with children can include soft information on previous suspect behaviour, as well as hard information concerning criminal convictions. Deputy Neville said that, following confirmation of increasing numbers on the sex offenders register, comprehensive procedures must be put in...
PRESS STATEMENT BY ENDA KENNY TD AND PAT RABBITTE TD Sunday, June 25, 2006 Independent investigation and Terms of Reference forAll Party Committee The leaders of Fine Gael and the Labour party have set out their proposals for a comprehensive response to the crisis in the criminal justice system caused by the Government’s handling of the ‘CC’ case which led to the temporary release of ‘Mr A’ – a self-confessed child rapist. The two leaders have jointly:· Proposed the...
I was just looking at the bebo homepage and i noticed the first link. Its a NSPCC and Childline profile on sexual abuse. I think its a fantastic idea and well done to bebo for facillitating it as it makes people more aware of the work done by the NSPCC and Childine two excellent services to children! Check it out http://donthideit.bebo.com Did you know sexual abuse isn’t just when you’re forced to have sex? It can be when you’re...
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