Doyle was one of the first priests from the Catholic Church to draw the public’s attention to the problem of sexual abuse among the clergy by issuing in 1985 a report examining medical and legal aspects of pedophilia in the priesthood. Since then, the former priest has served as an expert witness in thousands of sexual abuse cases around the world. Sputnik talked to Doyle against the backdrop of a series of revelations about the Catholic Church molestation cases, including about the concealment of years of clergy sexual abuse in the US state of Pennsylvania, and Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland, during which he acknowledged the church’s failure to tackle the issue of child abuse offenses at the hands of the clergy. READ MORE: Hair Blues: Girl Kicked Out of Catholic School for Wearing Braids All talk, no decisive action When asked to comment on the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years, Doyle expressed his disappointment with the Pope’s address in Dublin since the former priest and his colleagues expected the pope to unveil some strong measures, preferably a universal law for the entire Catholic Church, that would combat child abuse crimes committed by the clergy. He also pointed at the abundance of rhetoric in Pope Francis’ address in Dublin, adding that, in his experience, measures to fight the problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church were pushed by victims of sexual offenses rather than by the clergy. He acknowledged, though, that the rhetoric coming from the pope was much stronger… Read full this story
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