The Irish Times.com
Monday, January 18, 2010
PATSY MCGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said he respects the decision of abuse victim Andrew Madden to formally leave the Catholic Church.
Mr Madden was the first person in Ireland to go public - in 1995 - about his abuse by a Catholic priest as a child. He was abused as an altar boy in Cabra parish in Dublin by Ivan Payne.
He wrote to the Dublin archdiocese before Christmas last saying he wished to leave the Church. He received notice of his “cessation of church membership by formal act of defection. . .” from church authorities last week.
Monday, January 18, 2010
PATSY MCGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said he respects the decision of abuse victim Andrew Madden to formally leave the Catholic Church.
Mr Madden was the first person in Ireland to go public - in 1995 - about his abuse by a Catholic priest as a child. He was abused as an altar boy in Cabra parish in Dublin by Ivan Payne.
He wrote to the Dublin archdiocese before Christmas last saying he wished to leave the Church. He received notice of his “cessation of church membership by formal act of defection. . .” from church authorities last week.
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Archbishop Martin said today: “He made this application. I understand and respect his decision. He is a person who came to a priest in trust and that trust was betrayed and anyone can see where that would lead a person. I wish him every success and blessing in his life but I respect his decision.”Asked whether he had tried to dissuade Mr Madden from leaving the Church in any the Archbishop responded “No, no..entirely it’s his decision and I respect that fully.”
Mr Madden received a letter, dated January 11th , from Archbishop Martin expressing sadness at the decision to leave and saying it made him wonder whether he church could learn from it.
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