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Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking.

There is a very well-defined procedure that allows the Vatican to raise issues with a particular theologian about something that does not appear in conformity with the Catholic faith. It is not always easy to make this determination.

Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.

It's interesting how the Vatican has gotten so political when ultimately the Vatican ought to be working to lead people to Jesus Christ and salvation.

Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as those with responsibility for investigating such allegations and that any Church investigation should not take place until the investigation by the civil authorities has been completed.

I was raised Catholic at a time when Vatican II was just taking hold.

I think the strength of the Catholic church is that when it does finally identify a problem, it works to resolve it.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.

Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to take one giant step back.