Cardinal Desmond Connell and Archbishop Sean Brady were accused of treating victims of clerical sexual abuse with contempt yesterday.
Mr Colm O'Gorman, a victims of Father Sean Fortune, said yesterday that he had been "deeply troubled" by recent statements from Cardinal Connell and Archbishop Brady.
"The most senior representatives of the church said they didn't have enough detail about this case to comment.
"I feel I have been treated with contempt by them. They seem to be distancing themselves from Bishop Comiskey.
"There is a danger he will be scapegoated and that is regrettable."
Mr O'Gorman said he had spoken to five more of Fortune's victims who up until now had never disclosed that they were abused.
Since the original broadcast of the BBC documentary Suing the Pope over two weeks ago he has been personally contacted by "many, many people who told me the horrific stories of abuse and neglect by the church authorities".
Another victim, Mr Pat Jackman, said the Wexford Rape Crisis Centre had received 110 calls following the screening of Suing the Pope on RTÉ on Tuesday night and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre had received 70 calls. The two men, as well as Mr Donncha McGloinn held a press conference yesterday.
They said they wanted the Pope to refuse the resignation of Dr Comiskey who was to travel to Rome to deliver it this week.
They said it would be refreshing if the Pope told Dr Comiskey to stand his ground and answer questions about his handling of clerical abuse in the Diocese of Ferns.
Mr Jackman said that having taken part in a "full and frank" inquiry the bishop could then resign some time after that.
Mr McGloinn said the church was clearly "out of touch" with the majority of Irish people. He said they needed to show concern for people who had been abused by priests prior to the introduction of church guidelines in 1996.
"We don't want anything fancy, just an explanation." All political leaders, the men said, must now respond clearly and unequivocally and show leadership in finally addressing the issue fully. The Fine Gael leader, Mr Michael Noonan, said yesterday he believed there should be an independent inquiry.
The men are meeting with the Minister for Health, Mr Martin, this evening to tell him an independent inquiry must be established.
The victims said they had a number of questions which they want answered by Cardinal Connell, Archbishop Brady and the Pope.
They want to know what was known by the Diocese of Ferns, the Irish church hierarchy and the Vatican from 1975 onwards about Sean Fortune's sexual abuse of children.
They asked how many complaints the Irish Catholic church has received, "in all its separate and distinct forms" about the rape and abuse of children by diocesan priests?
How many of these complaints and contacts has the church passed fully and completely to the civil authorities?
Finally, they asked if the Irish Catholic church and the Vatican would undertake to guarantee full and frank co-operation with an independent State inquiry, should one be instituted.
They also want all files held by the church on actual and alleged abuse of children by diocesan priests available to the inquiry.