The week that was in words...
I asked the Holy Father to allow me to resign because I believe that my presence will create difficulties for some of the survivors who must have first place in our thoughts and prayers. – Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick on why he resigned in the wake of the Murphy report finding that his failure to act to protect children from a paedophile priest was "inexcusable"
". . . appalling, shocking, horrifying . . . absolutely catastrophic . . ." – Judge Michael O'Shea on the effect on his victim of Fr Thomas Naughton, the paedophile priest whom Bishop Murray failed to deal with
Responsibility must be taken by all who hold a position of authority and collective responsibility. – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin reacting to the bishop's resignation, saying he is to meet all bishops named in the report
I'm not claiming to be a saint by a long way, but as far as I remember I handled it as best I could, and I have no regrets of the way I handled events there. – Bishop Martin Drennan, another of the named, who has accused Archbishop Martin of putting a question mark over his integrity
I really do not accept the verdict of the jury. – Fr Seán Sheehy defending his laudatory character reference for sex offender Danny Foley, convicted unanimously by a 10-man, two-woman jury.