The Pope is ordering a major reorganization
of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland,
a month after a government investigation
exposed a church cover-up of a sexual abuse of children by priests.
The announcement comes after Pope Benedict
summoned Irish church leaders to Rome.
David Willie reports.
The Vatican announced that
the Pope will shortly be writing a pastoral letter
to his Catholic flock in Ireland
outlining measures he intends to take
to ensure there is no reputation
of the pedophile priests scandal
which has being cataloged in a devastating recent report
by an Irish government Commission of Inquiry.
There has been no word on possible resignations
of Irish bishops
but the language used by the Vatican
and its communiqué issued
after the 90min crisis meeting chaired by the Pope
left no doubt that eventually heads are going to roll.