Irish priest finds 'tsunami' of cases as he leads Vatican abuse battle [View all]

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https://www.irishcatholic.com/irish-priest-finds-tsunami-of-cases-as-he-leads-vatican-abuse-battle/

Irish priest finds ‘tsunami’ of cases as he leads Vatican abuse battle

The Irishman who leads the Vatican office responsible for processing abuse complaints has revealed that if he were a layman with a son abused by a priest, he’d probably stop going to Mass.

Msgr John Kennedy also said that his office has seen a record 1,000 cases from around the world this year, including from countries it had not heard from before.

“We’re effectively seeing a tsunami of cases at the moment, particularly from countries where we never heard from (before),” according to Msgr John Kennedy. The Dublin diocesan priest is head of the discipline section in the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith which processes the cases.

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“I suppose if I weren’t a priest and if I had a child who were abused, I’d probably stop going to Mass,” said Msgr Kennedy. “I’d probably stop having anything to do with the Church because I’d say, ’Well, if you can’t look after children, well, why should I believe you?’”

It's a global problem, but this priest offers one solution that all Catholics can take to heart, I think.