Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Bishop of Derry Apologises

The Bishop of Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty has apologised to five people who suffered child abuse at church-run institutions in his diocese.

The bishop had previously caused controversy when he said some victims of clerical sex abuse involved in legal cases found “their experience in court much more traumatic for them than the original sexual abuse”.

Bishop Hegarty held a two-hour meeting with the group at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry yesterday during which he issued his apology.

The five included people who were abused in the care homes of the Sisters of Nazareth.

“I am truly sorry that anyone should suffer such abuse in any institution operating where the spirit of Jesus Christ should have prevailed,” said Bishop Hegarty.

“It was not difficult to say sorry when I heard the witness and the experience of these people. I could not say sorry or apologise enough for what they have come through.”

The delegation welcomed both the apology and the fact that Bishop Hegarty had listened carefully as they outlined what they had suffered.
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