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Jennifer Horgan: Collective amnesia at litany of sex abuse leaves victims’ stories buried

Despite talk of disinterment, maybe we should ought to leave Eamonn Casey’s remains in the cathedral in Galway as a reminder of how many people helped put him there
Jennifer Horgan: Collective amnesia at litany of sex abuse leaves victims’ stories buried

Bishop Eamonn Casey in 1979: There have been calls to remove his remains from the cathedral.

There’s talk of moving Bishop Eamonn Casey’s remains from the crypt of the Cathedral in Galway, following the airing of RTÉ’s documentary on the multiple accusations of child abuse against him.

Possibly, we should keep him where he is — as a reminder of just how many people helped put him there. 

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