The Vatican will issue a “strong reponse” to the findings of the Murphy report after the pope meets Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Cardinal Seán Brady on Friday, the papal nuncio has said.
The report revealed a catalogue of cover-ups and inaction by senior Church figures in face of serious allegations of abuse. It also revealed Vatican officials refused to deal directly with the commission’s investigators, suggesting they should use official diplomatic channels instead.
…as if the Roman church were unable to discover this on their own.
Oh, please. If you’re going to bring on board parts of the Anglican patrimony make it the English and American Missals, Sir Hubert Parry’s choral music and needlework on cushions, not the Cantuarian strongly worded statement that’s not worth a farthing.