Cloyne

The findings of the so-called Cloyne report unleashed a rare barrage of criticism from Irish officials and members of Parliament, who have traditionally eschewed public confrontations with the Vatican.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

All these variants point to _Cluain uama_ (the meadow of the cave), the Irish name for Cloyne, which is undoubtedly the place referred to (see next note).

St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh of Clairvaux Bernard 1899

The Cloyne report also cited a 1997 letter from the Vatican to Irish bishops saying the Vatican's Congregation for the Clergy had "serious reservations of both a moral and a canonical nature" about measures that required "mandatory reporting" of abuse allegations to civil authorities.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

After the Cloyne report was issued July 13, Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore summoned the papal ambassador, Archbishop Leanza, and demanded that the Vatican issue a swift response to it.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

Following Mr. Kenny's speech, the Vatican said it planned to issue a formal response to the Cloyne report at an "opportune time."

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

The move follows the release this month of a report by a government-appointed commission that documented widespread abuse in Ireland's Cloyne Diocese.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

A third major state-ordered investigation into Catholic abuse cover-ups, concerning the southwest Irish diocese of Cloyne, is expected to be published within the next few months.

Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse 2011

"Cloyne showed a spectacular failure to protect children by the church in ignoring its own guidelines," said Geoffrey Shannon, a lawyer who is a special rapporteur on children's rights to the Irish Parliament.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011

A third major state-ordered investigation into Catholic abuse cover-ups, concerning the southwest Irish diocese of Cloyne, is expected to be published within the next few months.

Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse 2011

The Cloyne report followed three government investigations into other dioceses and institutions that also uncovered sexual abuse by priests and a systemic failure of top bishops to stem the abuse or report it to police.

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy After Dublin's Criticism Eamon Quinn 2011