Most legal actions by abuse survivors have already been dealt with
Malachy Finnegan
Police took papers unrelated to investigation into film on murders of six men in 1994
Ian Elliott, chief executive of church’s child protection body, said his work was resisted
Canon Francis Brown said he had yet to learn the details of the safeguarding allegation
As numbers decline, the church may have to consider amalgamations
Women’s rights groups write open letter with demands for criminal justice system
Pontiff ‘a complex figure . . . he knows when people are not being true to him,’ says prelate
Bishop Philip Boyce expressed regret his focus on victims’ needs was not greater in the past