Bishop of Elphin Christopher Jones has questioned why the Catholic Church is being singled out when the cover-up of child abuse is going on today in families and in society. He said 95% of abuse happens in the family home and people are afraid to talk about it.
The Bishop said the Church is being isolated and focused on, he asked why the huge focus on cover-up in the Church was happening when abuse has been going on in the home for centuries.
He said that only now victims have been given a voice as their abuse is being revealed.
The bishop said people were being 'unfair' and 'unjust' to the Church by constantly focusing on it.
He made his comments at the end of a two day meeting of Bishops taking place in Maynooth, Co Kildare.
The press conference at the end of the Conference of Bishops in Maynooth was not attended by Cardinal Sean Brady or Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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