An Irish state Commission of Investigation, chaired by Judge Yvonne Murphy (the same judge who chaired the Murphy Report into the Archdiocese of Dublin), examining how the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne in County Cork handled complaints against 19 priests between 1996 and 2009. Published in July 2011, it found that the diocese's own bishop had misrepresented to the Irish government that all abuse allegations were being reported to the civil authorities, and that a 1997 letter from the Vatican's representative in Ireland described the Irish bishops' own child protection guidelines as non-binding, undermining compliance with them. The report's publication led directly to the closure of the Irish embassy to the Holy See later that year.
Facts
Citation
AuthorCommission of Investigation (Judge Yvonne Murphy, chair)
PublisherGovernment of Ireland, Department of Justice
Publication Year2011
URLhttps://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/report-by-commission-of-investigation-into-catholic-diocese-of-cloyne/
Source TypeGovernment commissioned report
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: a state commission of investigation, hosted on its own government publisher's current domain. NotesTier 1: a state commission of investigation, hosted on its own government publisher's current domain.
Connections
Associated With
This source names The Holy See directly: "to the closure of the Irish embassy to the Holy See later that year."
Source Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Diocese of CloyneCommission of Investigation (Judge Yvonne Murphy, chair)
This source names Ireland directly: "from the Vatican's representative in Ireland described the Irish bishops' own child protection guidelines as non-binding, undermining compliance with them."
Source Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Diocese of CloyneCommission of Investigation (Judge Yvonne Murphy, chair)
Claims Backed By This Source (30 claims)
This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 2 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 12 claims: 9 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Well-attested
21Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Holds
4Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
3Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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