Irish bishop resigns over sex abuse examine

By Nick Squires in Rome 1240PM GMT twenty-four March 2010

Former Vatican aide, Bishop of Cloyne John Magee Photo PA

Bishop John Magee, who served as a in isolation cabinet member to 3 popes, is the ultimate comparison Catholic figure to lose his pursuit over the sex abuse liaison that has rocked the Church in Ireland.

He stepped down from his post a year ago after a Church inform criticised the approach he rubbed a liaison involving dual paedophile priests in the parish of Cloyne in southern Ireland, but his abdication has usually right away been supposed by the Pope.

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The report, by the Church"s own National Board for Safeguarding Children, pronounced there "was no justification that risk had been reasonably identified or managed, thereby potentially exposing exposed immature people to serve harm."

A short matter from the Vatican pronounced "His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has supposed the abdication of the Most Reverend John Magee, Bishop of Cloyne."

The 73-year-old Magee was closely continuous with the Vatican and served as the in isolation cabinet member to 3 unbroken popes - Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II.

He offering his "sincere apologies" for his actions and begged redemption from victims of abuse.

"As I depart, I instruct to suggest once again my frank apologies to any chairman who has been abused by any clergyman of the Diocese of Cloyne during my time as bishop or at any time," he said.

"To those whom I have unsuccessful in any way, or by any repudiation of cave have done suffer, I desire redemption and pardon."

Archbishop Dermot Clifford, who stepped in as orthodox director to the Cloyne parish after Bishop Magee stood aside, pronounced "I instruct him all God"s blessings in his retirement. I ask for the one after another prayers and await of the lay faithful, priests and eremite of the Diocese of Cloyne for all those who have suffered abuse."

On Saturday the Pope released an reparation to the victims of decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland, expressing his "shame and remorse" for decades of "sinful and rapist acts".

In the initial pope request ever clinging to one side to the theme of kid sex abuse, the prelate told Irish victims "You have suffered grievously and I am indeed sorry."

The letter, that was review out to Catholic congregations on Sunday, did not residence the resignations offering by 3 alternative bishops, that the Pope has so far refused to accept.