Catholic Church caught covering up child abuse again.

The Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation has concluded in it's new 720 page report Catholic church authorities did indeed cover up almost 3 decades of child abuse within the church.

Instead of focusing on the welfare of children, the focus was on the avoidance of scandal, the preservation of a good name, status, assets of the institutions, and reputation. "The welfare of children, which should have been the first priority, was not even a factor to be considered in the early stages," the report said. Although the commission said it was not its place to "establish whether or not abuse occurred, it is abundantly clear child sexual abuse by clerics was widespread throughout the period." The commission examined the histories of 46 priests, who were picked as a sample from 102 who had had complaints or suspicions of child abuse raised against them. Complaints from more than 320 children were leveled against the 46, the report said, but it also said the number of children abused likely exceeded that. "One priest admitted to sexually abusing over 100 children, while another accepted that he had abused on a nightly basis during the currency of his ministry which lasted for over 25 years," the report said. The report named 11 priests who had pleaded guilty to or were convicted of sexual assaults on children. The report also said church officials perpetuated the problem by ignoring allegations and in some cases simply moved an alleged abuser on to another parish, leaving him free to abuse another group of children.

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