Germany and Ireland call on Catholic church to hold child sex abuse inquiries

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Germany and Ireland call on Catholic church to hold child sex abuse inquiries

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/17/catholic-church-abuse-germany-ireland

Angela Merkel becomes most senior politician to speak out over abuse by priests as pope to release pastoral letter on subject

The crisis gripping the Catholic church deepened today, with calls for national inquiries to be held in Germany and Ireland to fully disclose the detail and extent of sexual abuse by priests.

With hundreds of allegations surfacing in Europe since the start of the year, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said the scandal of abuse in the country's churches and schools posed a "major challenge" that could be resolved only through a full and frank inquiry into all cases.

In Ireland, which has already seen far-reaching investigations into the abuse, the Archbishop of Dublin said a national inquiry into historic claims may be the only way to fully restore confidence in the church.

[malaise]

1. "...the only way to fully restore confidence in the church"?

Are these fucking people bat shit crazy? All confidence and credibility are gone forever.
Governments should kick them out of their countries.