The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #121006   Message #2644680
Posted By: Joe Offer
31-May-09 - 04:00 AM
Thread Name: BS: Child abuse in Ireland
Subject: RE: BS: Child abuse in Ireland
Well, in my diocese, if a priest is involved with a woman, he's asked to choose between his job and his relationship. Most other dioceses have similar policies.
If he has molested a child, he is reported to law enforcement authorities and removed from the priesthood. That's the policy on child molestation in all but one diocese in the United States. Lincoln, Nebraska, has its own rules.

-Joe-