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'Priest got schoolgirl pregnant'

Sunday, 21 March 2010

Father Joseph Quinn was investigated by police for allegedly fathering the child of a 16-year-old in the late 1990s

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The crisis-hit Catholic Church faces TWO new scandals today.

We reveal how a Tyrone priest at the centre of a schoolgirl rape scandal was investigated by police for allegedly fathering the child of a 16-year-old in the late 1990s.

However, the girl did not want to proceed with a case against Fr Joseph Quinn, who paid another alleged victim £45,000. He has previously been cleared on sex charges and denies all wrongdoing.Today another Catholic bishop, Bishop Joseph Duffy of Clogher Diocese, also admits he put children at risk by failing to inform police about a paedophile priest.

He now accepts he should have told police back in 1989 about allegations of abuse against Enniskillen priest Fr John McCabe — SIX years before he eventually appeared in court on abuse charges.

For the full story, see this week's Sunday Life.

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The church is now in ruins. It must now be rebuilt with proper rules and regulations and must be governed by the law of the land.

The parishioners must be put first the prehistoric canon law abolished.

There will no trust within the church for many years to come especially as Benedict continues to keep his head buried in the sand and not admit responsibility for the churches wrong doings over the decades...

Posted by Ed the mechanic! | 04.04.10, 12:48 GMT

is it time to get rid of the priests? they have failed catholics in Ireland.

Posted by Gregory | 23.03.10, 17:19 GMT

Transparency amd honesty is the only hope of survival. Good priests are being tarnished. We all have the capacity to hurt others-that's our human frailty. The beaurocracy must be disassembled, or the church has dug its own grave.

Posted by pragmatist | 23.03.10, 13:27 GMT