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11/01/2013
Church Sympathy For Rape Victims Not Credible - Labour
Labour TD for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has stated that the Catholic Church cannot credibly say that it has sympathy and compassion for those pregnant as a result of rape, while it still has not paid the state the €380 million it owes to help compensate victims of child rape, sexual assault and physical abuse.
He said: "At the Oireachtas Health Committee hearings into the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the ABC case, Bishop Christopher Jones and Fr Tim Barlett both stated that in the case of a pregnancy caused through rape, agents of the Church would first and foremost show the utmost compassion for those who find themselves in that tragic situation. Bishop Jones also stated that rapists should be brought to justice.
"The Catholic Church has absolutely no credibility in this regard, given that approximately €380 million is still owed to the State as part of the agreement reached with the Irish government in 2002. This money is required to compensate the victims of rape and sexual assault, which the Catholic Church now states it has sympathy and compassion for."
(CD/GK)
He said: "At the Oireachtas Health Committee hearings into the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the ABC case, Bishop Christopher Jones and Fr Tim Barlett both stated that in the case of a pregnancy caused through rape, agents of the Church would first and foremost show the utmost compassion for those who find themselves in that tragic situation. Bishop Jones also stated that rapists should be brought to justice.
"The Catholic Church has absolutely no credibility in this regard, given that approximately €380 million is still owed to the State as part of the agreement reached with the Irish government in 2002. This money is required to compensate the victims of rape and sexual assault, which the Catholic Church now states it has sympathy and compassion for."
(CD/GK)
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