Pope ✝ 'Should Meet Irish Clerical Sex Abuse Victims'
The head of Ireland's Catholic Church has said he expects Pope Francis to meet victims of clerical sex abuse during his visit to Dublin next week.
In a wide-ranging BBC News NI interview at Armagh Cathedral, Archbishop Eamon Martin described clerical sex abuse as "sinful and criminal".
Pope Francis will arrive in Dublin on Saturday 25 August and attend the World Meeting of Families.
He will also travel to Knock Shrine in County Mayo as part of his tour.
Since the last papal visit in 1979 by Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church in Ireland has been engulfed in scandal with the uncovering of widespread clerical sexual abuse of children and cover-ups.
Archbishop Martin said he expected Pope Francis to deal with the issue directly.
In a wide-ranging BBC News NI interview at Armagh Cathedral, Archbishop Eamon Martin described clerical sex abuse as "sinful and criminal".
Pope Francis will arrive in Dublin on Saturday 25 August and attend the World Meeting of Families.
He will also travel to Knock Shrine in County Mayo as part of his tour.
Since the last papal visit in 1979 by Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church in Ireland has been engulfed in scandal with the uncovering of widespread clerical sexual abuse of children and cover-ups.
Archbishop Martin said he expected Pope Francis to deal with the issue directly.
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