Raphoe guilty of 'poor judgements' in managing sex abuse

The Catholic bishop of Raphoe has apologised for "poor judgements" in managing priests accused of "horrific acts of abuse" against children.

Bishop Philip Boyce was speaking as a review of the County Donegal diocese found "a significant level" of clerical abuse cases in past decades.

The case of Father Eugene Greene, the convicted paedophile, stood out.

The review is one of six, including two from Northern Ireland dioceses, published on Wednesday.

A report for the Derry diocese said it had dealt with 23 allegations of sex abuse against its priests.

A total of 31 allegations had been reported to the police in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.    More