Embattled Irish Bishop Donal Murray expected to resign today at Vatican

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http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Embattled-Irish-Bishop-Donal-Murray-expected-to-resign-today-at-Vatican-78673852.html


Limerick Bishop Donal Murray is expected to offer his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome today. The bishop flew to Rome yesterday to discuss his future with the Rome hierarchy.

Murray has come under serious pressure from the general public to resign since the publication of the scathing Dublin diocesan report. The report detailed the extent of child abuse in the Diocese and criticized Murray for withholding information and covering up alleged child abuse by members of the clergy.

In an interview with Irish television braodcaster RTE on Saturday, Cardinal Sean Brady said he was confident that Murray "would do the right thing." He also said, “I would remember that child sex abuse is a very serious crime and very grave, and if I found myself in a situation where I was aware that my failure to act had allowed or meant that other children were abused, well then, I think I would resign.”

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Brady also criticized the the Vatican for failing to respond to a letter he wrote to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in September 2006.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin expressed his "deep disappointment" at the Pope's failure to respond to the child-abuse scandal.
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has a pope ever been asked to resign? and a new one picked?

[Dogmudgeon]

1. No need to -- Murray opposes abortion and gay people

Child abuse? Merely a venial sin!

Twenty years in Purgatory (twelve with good behavior), then, *zip*, right into Heaven!

--d!

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Popes are not asked to resign.

They are assassinated.

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3. ah, I see

nt

[zipplewrath]

4. Yes

But I'm dubious you'd (or I) would be privy to the conversation. Only one guy in a position to do the asking and in that case it really ain't a matter of asking. The Pope can only hope it's "merciful".