Bishop resigns over handling of abusive priest. (Church in Crisis).(Brief Article)

National Catholic Reporter | April 12, 2002 | Copyright

IRELAND: Bishop Brendan Comiskey of Ferns, Ireland, has resigned following criticism of his handling of the case of a pedophile priest, Fr. Sean Fortune, who committed suicide in March 1999 after being put on trial on 66 charges of sexual abuse.

The criticism of the bishop was sparked by a recent BBC-TV documentary on the case.

Comiskey, who has been bishop of Ferns since 1984 and who is 66, told a news conference April 1, that "I confronted him regularly, for a time I removed him from ministry, I sought professional advice in several quarters, I listened ...

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