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Senior Irish Catholican Protestant clergymen |
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have criticized the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion |
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for saying that Catholic Church in Ireland |
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had lost all credibility over the child abuse scandal. |
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The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin |
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said he was stunned and disheartened by the Archbishop of |
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Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams' first comment on the crisis. |
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Robert Prigott reports. |
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Even Pope Benedict has accepted |
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that the Catholic Church in Ireland has lost moral authority, |
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saying in his pastoral letter last month |
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that its bishops had lost their effectiveness |
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because of the way they handled the sexual abuse. |
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But criticism from the leader of another church |
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proved too much. |
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Dr.Williams has spoken of the colossal trauma |
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caused by the scandal. |
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But they were words Dr.Williams' quickly regretted |
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and he phoned the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin |
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to express his deep sorrow at the difficulties his remarks had caused. |