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Thu 12 Dec 2009Every auxiliary bishop had some knowledge of crimes
ANALYSIS:It’s not just about Bishop Donal Murray. Many other bishops failed and they should all resign, writes MARY RAFTERY
AS BISHOP Donal Murray thrashes about trying to save his own skin, it is clear he is doing immense damage to his brother bishops, as he divides and sets them against each other. It is not too difficult to find a rationale for his tenacity in the face of such strong public revulsion at his lack of action to protect children from gruesome abuse – he was not the only one (true), and consequently it is unfair that he be singled out to pay for the gross negligence of so many other bishops (also true).
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