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| Galway bishop 'will not resign' | Galway bishop 'will not resign' |
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| A fifth Irish bishop named in the Murphy report will not resign, a spokesman for his diocese has said. | |
| There had been fresh calls for the Bishop of Galway to resign following the report, which found that Catholic leaders concealed child abuse. | |
| Bishop Martin Drennan is now the only serving bishop named in the Murphy report who is still in his post. | Bishop Martin Drennan is now the only serving bishop named in the Murphy report who is still in his post. |
| Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field stepped down on Christmas Eve while two others resigned earlier this month. | Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field stepped down on Christmas Eve while two others resigned earlier this month. |
| Fr Sean McHugh said Bishop Drennan felt he had done nothing wrong, and that his situation was different to that of other bishops named in the Murphy report into clerical abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. | Fr Sean McHugh said Bishop Drennan felt he had done nothing wrong, and that his situation was different to that of other bishops named in the Murphy report into clerical abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese. |
| He claimed Dr Drennan had not been called to give evidence to the Murphy Commission, and had not been furnished with the part of the report which mentioned him by name. | He claimed Dr Drennan had not been called to give evidence to the Murphy Commission, and had not been furnished with the part of the report which mentioned him by name. |
| Earlier, Marie Collins, a victim of clerical sex abuse in Dublin, said Bishop Drennan was sending out the wrong message. | Earlier, Marie Collins, a victim of clerical sex abuse in Dublin, said Bishop Drennan was sending out the wrong message. |
| "The other four bishops have now realised the harm that it was doing to the church staying in position," she said. | "The other four bishops have now realised the harm that it was doing to the church staying in position," she said. |
| "We need at this point for the good of the church to know that the men at the top who were there during the period of the Murphy report are willing to accept their responsibilities. | "We need at this point for the good of the church to know that the men at the top who were there during the period of the Murphy report are willing to accept their responsibilities. |
| "I just think Bishop Drennan is not doing the church or himself any favours by staying where he is." | "I just think Bishop Drennan is not doing the church or himself any favours by staying where he is." |
| The Murphy report into abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese found that members of the church hierarchy were often more concerned with the reputation of the church than protecting children. | The Murphy report into abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese found that members of the church hierarchy were often more concerned with the reputation of the church than protecting children. |
| Bishop Drennan was Auxiliary Bishop in Dublin from 1997 to 2005. After the report was published, he said he was comfortable with the findings as it "says nothing negative about me". | Bishop Drennan was Auxiliary Bishop in Dublin from 1997 to 2005. After the report was published, he said he was comfortable with the findings as it "says nothing negative about me". |
| Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field issued a joint statement which was read out at midnight Mass on Thursday. | Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field issued a joint statement which was read out at midnight Mass on Thursday. |
| The pair, who were both auxiliary bishops of Dublin, said they hoped their resignations would help bring peace to the victims of sexual abuse. | The pair, who were both auxiliary bishops of Dublin, said they hoped their resignations would help bring peace to the victims of sexual abuse. |
| Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray resigned earlier this month after the report branded as "inexcusable" his failure to deal effectively with a priest suspected of being a paedophile. | Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray resigned earlier this month after the report branded as "inexcusable" his failure to deal effectively with a priest suspected of being a paedophile. |
| On Wednesday it was revealed that James Moriarty, the Bishop of Kildare, has offered his resignation to Pope Benedict. It is expected to be formally accepted in mid-January. | On Wednesday it was revealed that James Moriarty, the Bishop of Kildare, has offered his resignation to Pope Benedict. It is expected to be formally accepted in mid-January. |