Church levy in aid of abuse fund scrapped
Derry, Northern Ireland --
A Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland is to scrap a controversial levy in support of a fund for clerical sex abuse victims, it emerged tonight.
Bishop Seamus Hegarty caused outrage over his decision to charge parishioners without many of them knowing.
A three per cent levy had been put on parishes in the diocese of Derry as part of the church’s arrangement to pay for any cases.
Read the article Evening Echo dated 25/02/2005
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A Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland is to scrap a controversial levy in support of a fund for clerical sex abuse victims, it emerged tonight.
Bishop Seamus Hegarty caused outrage over his decision to charge parishioners without many of them knowing.
A three per cent levy had been put on parishes in the diocese of Derry as part of the church’s arrangement to pay for any cases.
Read the article Evening Echo dated 25/02/2005
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