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Sat 12 Dec 2008Bishop apologises after abuse report highlights diocese failings
THE CATHOLIC Bishop of Cloyne has apologised to victims of clerical sex abuse after an independent report found his diocese had put children at risk of harm through an "inability" to respond appropriately to abuse allegations.
The report documents serious allegations in the Diocese of Cloyne against two priests, including one claim by a woman that she was raped by one of the priests at the age of 13.
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