annita mcveigh in dublin castle.to take the second dose of an early abortion pill at home, under a department of health plan due to take effect by the end of the year. last month, the government was criticised as being "out of step" — as the practice is already allowed in scotland and wales. chi chi izundu reports: under the current law in england, women who want to end their pregnancy before ten weeks have to take two pill5 up to a8 hours apart and at a clinic. but critics say two separate visits to a medical facility can be challenging to organise and are often traumatic, as some women can experience bleeding and cramping on their way home. it was so traumatic and so unexpected. the pain and nausea was so extreme that i had to get off the tube. i lay down on the bench and basicallyjust decided that i wasn't going to move any further. it's that distre55 that the government wants to avoid women suffering. the department of health says by the end of this year, it will allow women to take the second pill in the familia

she is live in dublin castle. that speech by pope francis, what did you make of it and will it be enough for many people calling for change within the catholic church? of course, there has been a lot of anticipation over the way that pope francis would address the scandals in the church and the way he would tackle the issue of clerical sexual abuse. he said it had given rise to outrage, that it was a source of shame for the catholic community. very strong words from the pope. later in the week and, you will be meeting survivors of clerical abuse as well. but how far that will go to repaira as well. but how far that will go to repair a lot of the hurt and trauma isa repair a lot of the hurt and trauma is a difficult question because there are many survivors of sexual abuse within the church who feel that they want the pope and the church as an institution to go much further. they don't want platitudes and condemnation, they want a tangible action such as holding other priests to account, and sackings have been call

before pope francis spoke at dublin castle earlier here today we heard from the irish prime ministerrand he from the irish prime minister leo varadkar and he urged the pope to above all else put victims first. in place of christian charity, forgiveness and compassion, far too often there was judgment, severity and cruelty. in particular towards women and children and those on the margins. magdalene laundries mother and baby homes, industrial schools, illegal adoptions and clerical child abuse are stains on our state, our society and also the church. people kept in dark corners behind closed doors. cries for help that went unheard. and these wounds are still open. and there's much to be done to bring about justice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland and also around the world. well we can look at the live images 110w well we can look at the live images now from central dublin with crowds gathering on the streets as the await the arrival of pope francis at saint mary ‘

gina menzies is still with me at dublin castle.her potentially, there would be a role for women priests in the church, whether the catholic church would take that step. but in the words of father brendan hoban, one of the members of the association of catholic priests, there is here what he calls a eucharistic famine, which is the catholic priest training seminary here in ireland. there were fewer than ten recruits, if i can use that word, in the last intake. it was a building designed to accommodate 500 trainee priests each year, but fewer than ten. so something has to be done to get new blood into the parishes of ireland? there are two things there. the organisation i belong to absolutely supports the desire to have women ordained in the church. but it is almost broader than that. the whole understanding of ministry for the 21st century needs to be looked at. i don‘t see merit. pope francis has constantly talked about the need to declare archives —— declericalise the church. so to have more priests is not the answer. let'sjust ch

it began at the presidential residence, moved on to dublin castle and then saint mary's pro cathedralall of that having flown in from italy. departing from rome at 8:30 this morning, pope francis made his customary visit to the cargo of correspondents and camera crews on board, including the bbc. martin bashir, the bbc. unlike the last papal visit, when popejohn paul kissed the runway, francis deployed a smile and a wave. music. his first visit was to the residence of president michael d higgins. he moved on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps, and it was here at dublin castle that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse that has threatened to dominate the visit. these wounds are still open, and there is much to be done to bring about justice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland, and also around the world. pope francis responded with words of repentance and regret — but without offering any specific remedies. translation:

here at st patrick's hall in soon here at st patrick's hall in dublin castle. we saw an image of mary mcaleese, the former president of ireland, among the invited guests. i saw bertie ahern as well, the former irish prime minister and taoiseach. we have seen schoolchildren in the audience. you have government members, representatives from political parties including from northern ireland. we saw senator george mitchell, instrumental in bringing together the peace process in northern ireland. we have meps, members of the judiciary, the civil service, the diplomatic corps and representatives from different faiths, a broad range of faiths across the island of ireland. karen bradley is also there. in the past, the guest list wouldn't have extended much beyond the formal official guests one would expect at an occasion like this. we are told this audience is different and reflects a wider modern irish society. a particular interest of pope francis. included in the list are families from around ireland. people with disabilities, the lgbt community. travelling communit

once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. e official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much

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then the pope will make his way to dublin castle where i am speaking to you from he will be the irish prime minister, the taoiseach, leo varadkar. and he will deliver a speech. that is one of the key parts of this visit to look out for. what will he said on the subject of the abuse of children? will he set out any concrete measures to deal with those who abuse or those who cover up abuse? that is what many are looking for. the eyes of the world are on ireland this weekend for what the pope might say on that subject in the wake of further revelations around the world on abuse, including, most recently, that grand jury including, most recently, that grand jury report in pennsylvania which

once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. eason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much less differential, presenting challenges for all. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to ireland, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion an

and shona murray and the baroness ashton with me here at dublin castle.ll another day or the best part of a day still to come, a fairly definitive assessment of the visit has happened. would you ee, of the visit has happened. would you agree, shona? yes, as i said earlier, the speech today with the irish prime minister, the head of government, the head of state, the dignitaries, the abuse survivors, the people involved in lawmaking in this country, was the speech that people expected to hear, any revolution of the church‘s position that comes to justice on systemic abuse. and so therefore, the assessments came from abuse survivors, people who had already said that this visit has been a wasted opportunity, unfortunately. now, who we haven‘t heard from you, and there is still hope, are people like marie collins and the eight abuse survivors he met for 90 minutes before he arrived at croke park. we know that marie collins is the person who won‘t hide the truth and will not mince her words when it comes to what the conversation is about, and whether she belie

joining me here at dublin castle is sure the money from the irish independent newspaper.ery long time since i spoke to you. give us your thoughts as we watch this event, the culmination of day one of pope francis's visit. it is true what you say about the eyes of the world on ireland, given what we heard in pennsylvania a couple of yea rs heard in pennsylvania a couple of years ago, leo varadkar is probably the first head of state to address and admonish in the way he did the role of the catholic church in systemic abuse and cover—ups, and he about how the reds have to be a new chapter of the separation of church and state and he also called for actions are not words. he was strong in his review of the catholic church and that was quite a surprise for people. he also described how ireland had become a modern country, it had modernised laws and accepted that marriages sometimes cannot work and managers can be of the same—sex variety and women to make choices about their own bodily autonomy, and people were grateful for that. the streets just outside here, people were grate

still with me at dublin castle, where the pope will be arriving in a very short while, is shown amarirom the irish independent newspaper, who has written extensively on a number of issues. —— shona murray. we were talking a short while ago about what the pope might need to say. what are some people want to say and what he does say maybe two different things. we haven't heard what words he will offer on the subject of abuse. what do you think he needs to say? this week leading up to the pope's visit has reopened a lot of old wounds for irish people, for abuse survivors, for people that were incarcerated in the mother and baby homes, for women who have had babies taken away from them because they were unmarried mothers. for women in this country, this is 2018, the 50th anniversary of the pope's ruling against contraception, which basically put a lot of irish women into a world of perpetual childbirth. there has been a lot of traumatic impact from the catholic church xhaka stranglehold on this country. the pope needs to apologise to irish people and develop a much more respectful and mat

with his speech at dublin castle.in helping to put the peace process together in northern ireland. do you think that we can see if he visits there? some people may be surprised that the holy see has such implements on a global scale in terms of bringing about reconciliation and healing. but it has been doing it for centuries. think about cuba, in pope francis's own time, and the middle east. he bought leaders there to the holy see and they planted a tree together. there has been religious difference, recovering from that restoring peace isa recovering from that restoring peace is a key part of the mission of the holy see. i can imagine if at all possible, it may not be pope francis but a successor but some people take an invitation that will be issued by all political leaders and visit northern ireland. as we watch the popemobile travel through crowds of people here in knock, it strikes me that the emphasis in what he has been saying in his three speeches so far, we expect more speeches at the homily in mass in dublin

—— dublin castle.ghts on what the pope had to say, expression on disappointment and going forward with concrete actions to tackle child abuse. that is in an realistic expectation, he has gone further than that ever before by specifically naming bishops who need to be held accountable for the mismanagement in the war of the cover—up of child sexual abuse. much more important than his words has been his gestures, i was struck by the meeting with the homeless people in the caption centre. 0ne the meeting with the homeless people in the caption centre. one of the interesting things there is the vulnerability of people in one of the things i noticed, none of them had mobile phones, people were taking selfies and these were people on the edge of society with him he had a personal moment. that spoke volumes. you spoke on reaching out to those floatable. priests do not ask too many questions, just be there and present to these people. these are your people. was it really an unrealistic expectation about saying

so we heard from him a bit earlier, here at dublin castle, where i'm speaking to you from.ssing this issue but is it to the satisfaction of those who want the satisfaction of those who want the church to do more customer we will get some reaction to that in a moment. first this report from emma vardy. descending on dublin this morning, shepherd one, the papal plane. this is ireland's first visit from the pope in four decades. and welcoming the head of the catholic church has been a much anticipated moment. ireland was once known as the most catholic country in the world. but rocked by scandals, the church has fallen from grace. in dublin, pope francis spoke of the sexual abuse of children by catholic priests and the failure of the church to address it. translation: the failure of ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others adequately to address these repellent crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. pope francis will meet with survivors of cl

mock used of protecting predatory priests but francis has been telling our state reception at dublin castle that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse. joining us now from dublin mark vincent healy who was himself abused by catholic priests and now advocates for abuse survivors mark many thanks for talking to us what can you tell us perhaps first of all about your own experience and how it affected your faith. i was a b. in a private school in the sixty nine sts one hundred seventy three right to praise one the end of my junior school years and then once again beginning one senior school years. both priests on their. knowledge of their leasing at the school they didn't know about my b.s. i didn't report it but they were reported for others they had abused and they were transferred from the school first one was transferred nine hundred seventy one to canada and the second was transferred to sierra leone. how is this effected my faith this is seriously affected my face i don't enjoy the community forces. because allah says and a catholic life that i was raised i

cardinals and bishops who are accused of protecting predatory priests he has told an audience of dublin castle but he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse from both who could be going on should i cannot fail to acknowledge the grapes. scandal caused in ireland. by the abuse of young people by members of the church were given responsibility for their protection and education it is. the fundamental video of the failure of church authorities bishops religious leaders priests and others to adequately address these repugnant crimes with he has rightly led to outrage them in sushi and it remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. but. i share in feeling that pain and shame and evil with the sentiment. well to talk more about the pope's visit to ireland i'm joined in studio by dealings religious affairs correspondent martin so martin we just heard some emotional words from the pope and yet many victims say they're looking for more than just words so how much do you think the pope's visit can actually help the vatican turn a corner on this issue of cler

it was here at dublin castle that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuseened to dominate the visit. bbc religion editor martin bashir reporting on saturday's late news bulletin. but scores of you objected to the reporting along the lines described here... and maureen hogg sent this e—mail about the coverage more widely... finally, one piece of footage from theresa may's trip to africa this week garnered a great deal of attention on both social and mainstream media, as dan walker acknowledged on wednesday's breakfast. when trade is on the agenda, the news footage is usually full of factories, hard hats and the occasional high—vis jacket. but it is a rather different image that has attracted much comment so far. the prime minister dancing with schoolchildren in cape town. the pictures have gained a lot of attention, but is it the sort of attention her advisers had been hoping for? further attention was then given to the prime minister's dancing style with a discussion on the subject prompting ann channon to write... and anne—marie plant agreed... thank you f

taking concrete action on the abuse scandals ireland's prime minister will receive the pontiff dublin castle he's promised to raise the issue with the pope but everything that we know about child sex abuse over the past couple of decades we know from victims we know from advocates we know from government reports including many of our own we don't tend to know where the church admitting its own sense i think that would be a very good place to start five hundred thousand faithful are expected to descend on phoenix park for mass with the pope will be hoping for a much more than just his blessing. still with me martin gak our religious affairs correspondent martin we've been talking to one irish abuse survivor who doesn't believe you just told us that he doesn't believe that pope francis is fully committed to the task of tackling this abuse scandal within the catholic church what's your view is he committed it seems to me that this pope is committed or us committed sort of the head of the church can be in the conditions of in the institutional conditions in which the church exists this is just a

taking concrete action on the abuse scandals ireland's prime minister will receive the pontiff dublin castle he's promised to raise the issue with the pope that everything that we know about child sex abuse over the past couple of decades we know from victims we know from advocates we know from government reports including many of our own we don't tend to know where the church admitting its own sense i think that would be a very good place to start five hundred thousand faithful are expected to descend on phoenix park for mass for the pope will be hoping for much more than just his blessing. joining us now from dublin mark vincent he lead who was himself abused by catholic priests and now advocates for abuse survivors mark many thanks for talking to us what can you tell us perhaps first of all about your own experience and how it affected your faith. i was a b. in a private school in the sixty nine sts one hundred seventy three flight to praise one the end of my junior school years and then once again the beginning of one senior school years. both priests upon their. knowledge of their leasi

cardinals and bishops who are accused of protecting predatory priests francis told an audience of dublin castle that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse. well for a closer look at the to dublin i'm joined in the studio now by a reporter at william. so william there's been quite a great quite a lot of criticism against the pope especially in connection with the issue of clerical abuse what have the pope's critics in ireland been saying now especially online there they're saying no they're saying nope there's actually a hashtag called say nope to the pope which sounds funny but of course is deadly serious that many are using to discuss their outrage at the catholic church and the pope's visit you can see an irish rugby writer he put it very bluntly in this tweet he said i wish every weekend could be ireland winning the grand slam on st patrick's day and twickenham which is a major rugby stadium in england instead this weekend we have to host the leader of the world's largest pedophile ring hash tag say no to the pope definitely not beating around the bush with suc

asking for forgiveness from the irish nation, the irish people, he would have delivered this at dublin castlee would say in front of his own pilgrims. although having said that, the words on the page look pretty powerful, he asked for the forgiveness of abuses, the power of conscious mac conscience, and sexual abuse, et cetera. it isn't enough. some of these people are still alive. he should have promised absolute action, delivering them to justice. in australia, in south america, in america, deliverthem justice. in australia, in south america, in america, deliver them to justice rather thanjust america, in america, deliver them to justice rather than just say sorry, surely. yes, because the other way it has been a tough day for the pope is the revelation this evening, the allegation, i should say, by a senior vatican diplomat in the us that the pope himself knew about some abuse and was party to covering it up. and i think that at the very least shows the scale of the enemies that he has within the vatican, whatever the truth of that allegation. let's look at the telegraph. may on a mission

. >>> well, in just a couple moments, pope francis will speak at dublin's castle in ireland, and he'sress the latest catholic sexual abuse allegations. moments ago, he did meet with authorities, with diplomats, and the prime minister of ireland. >> this is the first papal visit to ireland in almost four decades. now, his visit comes, as you know, as clerical sexual abuse survivors across the world are looking for answers, and more than answers, action from the catholic church. joining us now from dublin is cnn correspondent phil black. what has the pope said so far today, and anything specifically about this sex abuse scandal? >> reporter: victor, christi, good morning. as we speak, pope francis is here at dublin castle, and any moment now, he is about to speak and make his first public statements of this two-day visit. he is currently being welcomed by the irish prime minister, who as well as welcoming the pope is describing in some detail a long history of suffering and cruelty that has been inflicted on the irish people by church institutions, and more specifically, priests who hav

now, several hours later and after a speech at dublin castle where i am speaking to you from, he is makingis way through the streets of dublin city centre. the 81—year—old is choosing not to use the chair for the short journey, rather to stand. all the better to let the crowds see him. a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. iam a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. i am sure you would agree. entering mount saint mary's pro cathedral in dublin. the venue for many important national offence. —— national events. what he's going to be doing is talking to a number of couples. number of newly married couples. number of newly married couples. also one who have celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 yea rs of celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 years of marriage. he's going to be delivering a second speech. he will be making a number of speeches on the subject of marriage. staves, how couples can pass on faith to their children. very much tying in with the official reason for pope francis being in ireland, the world meeting of families. it is an event that

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>> yes well, you know, outside dublin castle, where the pope gave his address earlier, and members from the organization, survivor victims of institutional abuse held a demonstration whe they held up banners and they had a number of little pairs of baby shoes scattered across the floor to make a point, da a number of other sort of individual protesters were highlighting child abuse andth banners they were using. but, you know, alongside that there was, obviously, people, you know, there to support the pope, people with vatican flags, people, you know, buup the sort of different pope francis amerchandise and giving h welcome. this was a painting on the roads, you know, welcoming the pope to ireland, both english and irish. certainly, he remarked whenever he was at the president's residence, that he had received a very warm welcome. but, obviously, there's been some sort of intense criticism iv well. >> srean: tell me a little bit about what's been happening in ireland in the recent past. we've seen these stories about how the political power of kind of the more liberal class or haascendi

he moved on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps, and it was here, at dublin castle, raised the issue of child sexual abuse, which has threatened to dominate the visit. these wounds are still open, and there is much to be done to bring aboutjustice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland, and also around the world. pope francis responded with words of repentance and regret, but without offering any specific remedies. translation: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others, adequately to address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. margaret mcguckin was abused in a catholic run children's home and was disappointed by pope francis's speech. these words don't wash with us any more. we've heard all these patronising words for a lifetime. you know, so disappointed, and i can imagine what our people are like all over irel

exactly what the irish prime minister called for yesterday when he spoke alongside pope francis in dublin castleis a new spring, the new chapter that has been called for on this visit, very much now in the hands of the church and the state. but watching the people here, listening to the celebration of mass led by pope francis, it is clear there is a really strong faith here in ireland. 70% of the population identified as catholics, it is something that they would warmly welcome. speaking from phoenix park. well a little earlier i spoke tojohn allen, the editor of the catholic news site crux. john's been in dublin all week covering the pope's visit, he is normally based in the vatican and colorado. it is difficult to know what the impact the trip is going to have but iam impact the trip is going to have but i am struck by the juxtaposition of two things, one that if you spend time in croke park in dublin where there is a festival of families last night, if you were at phoenix park this afternoon with pope francis, if you were along the motorcade route, there was genuine enthusiasm and jov- there

addressed the diplomatic corps in dublin as well as members of civil society this taking place at dublin castle the pope's only been in ireland for a couple of hours but already from what you heard he did address what seems to be the most pressing issue for the people of ireland which of course is an overwhelmingly catholic nation even today the issue of course is of the authorities cover up basically in the silence with regard to the sexual abuse of minors that is something that the pope has not really been able to get away from this is overshadowing his trip but he does seem to have decided to broach the issue i don't know how far. how far he will he's confronted the issue to them whether it's to the satisfaction of the people who have suffered and feel that the church is not come forward with an apology sufficient enough to to solve their wounds but nonetheless he has bridged the issue to this very important meeting of dignitaries in dublin one of his first. official functions and his two day trip so that probably will go some way as to setting the tone for the pope's visit which is pretty h

let's take listen to what he said at dublin castle a short time ago. >> translator: the failure of the qualities for priests to adequately address these appalling crimes has frankly given rise to a rage that remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i, myself, share those sentiments. >> reporter: so he acknowledged the appalling crimes and the suffering that has caused the outrage that that's caused here as well particularly because of the failure of the church and members of its hierarchy. he didn't go into detail what the church is doing on that front. as you touched on earlier, that's what the people want to hear the leadup has been its type of words have surpassed action. they want concrete proposals inforced by the pope and the vatican on the global catholic church that prevents this sort of abuse from happening again and crucially punishes those who abused and those who protected the abusers. we haven't gotten that from the pope on this first speech. he will be speaking in the coming days. we hope he will deal with it more forcefully in the opening remarks to

speaking at dublin castle, the pope called the abuse appalling crimes and the outrage is justified. >: the failure of the authorities, previousiests others to adequately address these appalling crimes has rightly given rise to a rage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. >> john allen is the senior vatican analyst and author of crux, what is the reaction to the pope's words on sex abuses? >> reporter: well, on the one hand, this is fairly strong language from pope francis, he used stronger language last night during a festival of families. using a off color spanish term to refer to what you may loosely translate as the filth in the church that the clerical sexual abuse scandals represent. all of the statements of sensitivity and resolve are welcome. the pope met with victims, it was widely expected that it was well received. on the other hand, it has to be said that there's a strong critical edge in the reaction to people of ireland. people will say, they have heard this sore of thing before. they have heard popes and other

the pope did address these issues when he was first welcomed at dublin castle by the irish prime minister. he spoke about the suffering at the hands of clergy. he spoke about the church's failures and righteous anger and outrage of the irish people. take a little more listen to his comments on this issue earlier today. >> translator: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, the priests to adequately address these appalling crimes has given rise to our rage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. >> reporter: so he's addressed the issue, but you have to say in a very limited way, and it was buried a long way down into his opening speech here. the initial feedback from victims of sexual abuse by the clergy in this country is we've heard this before, the apologies are appreciated. what they want is to hear something new, in particular hear what the pope will do to make sure this doesn't happen in churches around the world any more. >> phil black, thank you so much. keep us posted. appreciate it. >>> as pope francis faces fallo

and speaking at a dublin castle, the pope offered simp tympathy. >> translator: the failure of the bishops and priests to adequately address these appalling crimes has given rise to our rage. and humans a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i, myself, share those sentiment. >> joining me right now is cnn senior vatican analyst john allen covering the pope's visit. good to see you. so the pope addressed the abuse scandal earlier today. we've had a lot of catholics on the air here at cnn, and many of whom have said, this is a step but it's not the answer. so what might be next for the pope in addressing this or the catholic church overall in addressing this? >> well, fredericka, i thought maybe the best reaction, and this was before the pope spoke today, actually, the head of the theology faculty at the national seminary here in ireland, that's where they train future priests. it's a place called minuth. they had a piece in one of the irish newspapers saying the irish public opinion was not going to be convinced by anything pope francis said until he addressed the elephant i

this morning, the pope addressed the issue, speaking at a dublin castle.ring sympathy for the victims of sex abuse carried out by clergy and apology for the cover-up by catholic leaders. >> translator: the failure of the authorities. the failure to adequately address these appalling crimes has given rise to a rage that remains a source of payment and shame for the catholic community. i share those sentiments. >> cnn's phil black is in dublin. phil, how is the pope and his visit impacting people there? >> fredricka, in the words of one child abuse victim, sexual abuse vision tim, a woman who's gone on to be an activist, said it was disappointing. she's right. he spoke about the shame, the criminal appalling behavior of priests, the failure of the church to deal with this properly and the righteous outrage of the community because of all this. we have heard all of that before. and the view very much here. from people across ireland, from victims of sexual abuse. what they want to see now. actions. actions from the church in how they're going to deal with thi

this morning, pope francis addressed the painful issue, speaking at the dublin castle. the pope offered sympathy to the symptoms of abuse carried out by clergy and a apology for the cover-up carried out by catholic church leaders. >> translator: the failure of the authorities, they showed priests and others inadequately addressed these crimes, rightly giving rise to this rage and the source of shame and pain for the catholics. i share those sentiments. >> all right, joining me right now to discuss this is sister joan. she is a catholic nun and the author of "the gift of years." sister, thanks so much for being with me. you have been critical, you know, of the pope's response to the sex abuse crisis in the catholic church recently. but today when the pope said he offers apology and sympathies, is that enough in your view? >> not at all. it's a good beginning. it's a great beginning for a church that has refused to simply agree that the problem even existed. i've been writing about this a long with catholic writers everywhere since the year 2000 and 2002. this isn't new.

in his opening remarks here at dublin castle a short time ago earlier today he did address the sufferings within the church, failure of the church to adequately deal with the sexual abuse once it was uncovered. he talked about the righteous outrage of the people of ireland here as well. but from the point of view of victims who know this, heard all of this before, who heard the apologies, heard the heart felt sincere language, they were looking for something more. some sort of constructive plan, a real effort to drive the issue forward and show how the church will prevent this happening again and hold accountable those who have abused and those who have covered up the abuse as well. they did not get that from the pope's first speech here in ireland in dublin today. he is going to speak again. we have been listening to him speak now, and at the moment, he is not concerned with sexual abuse in the church, he is giving out essentially marriage advice. pope, the marriage counselor. took questions from young married couples, he is going through, giving advice how to make relationships work. s

he was first invited to meet dignitaries at dublin castle and there some strong words from the irish minister. >> people kept in dark corners, behind closed doors, cries for help that went unheard, and these wounds are still open, and there's much to be done to bring about justice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. >> while acknowledging the abuses, pope francis stopped short of a full apology. >> translator: with regard to the most vulnerable i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church, charged with responsibility for their protection and education. >> the pope also offered a prayer to victims. some were disappointed the pontiff didn't offer them more reassuran reassurance. in the evening the pope attended a concert in his honor. ireland is traditionally a catholic country but in recent years many young people have turned away from church guidance. around 500,000 people are due to attend a special papal mass in dublin on sunday, showing there still is a great deal of support for the church i

call sign of the aircraft the pope travels on at 10:30am at dublin airport and he will come to dublin castlefirst time we expect him to speak. emma, thank you. later on in the programme we will be speaking to someone in ireland who is very excited about the visit. that's in about ten minutes' time. the first holidaymakers to be flown back early from the egyptian hotel where a british couple died in have arrived home. john and susan cooper from burnley were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada. thomas cook said the circumstances of the unexplained deaths remained unclear. the couple's daughter who was also staying in the hotel says she believes the couple's deaths are suspicious. matt cole reports. they should still be enjoying sandy beaches and luxury pools, but holidaymakers have chosen the safety of a wet bank holiday weekend in britain over the uncertainty surrounding their luxury hotel in hurghada. when you find out at 10pm—10:30pm at night that two people have died two days ago and nobody knows why, if they'd been open and transparent i wouldn't have got on that pla

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over irish history pope francis wasted no time in using his opening address here in ireland in dublin castle to address abuse head on describing the abuse as despicable crimes he's perhaps gone further than any previous cessna and the catholic church in addressing abuse but many survivors feel that he hasn't gone far enough in explaining what concrete steps the catholic church can take in bringing the guilty to account many survivors want the vatican to open its files and share with the world and law enforcement agencies exactly what the catholic church knows about historical abuse allegations in the church by members of the clergy pope francis also took the time to meet with eight victims they shared a letter with him detailing the accounts of one hundred thousand irish women single mothers who were separated from their children told that if they get in touch with those children that it would be a sin they were in said sent to work ounces known as my berlin laundries where they were subject to all forms of abuse both mental and physical pope francis knows that there is an open wound here in

he will arrive at dublin castle at midday and then later this afternoon he will travel in the popemobilet will be the first chance of the public for —— for the public to see him. but the big event will be the mass in phoenix park tomorrow evening, 500,000 people expected to see that event. 0ne 500,000 people expected to see that event. one of the reasons his authority has diminished in recent yea rs has authority has diminished in recent years has been the scandal of sexual abuse of children by catholic priests. that's something the pope is expected to address in his visit. is also set by the vatican that he will meet with survivors of clerical sexual abuse at some point over the weekend —— it's also said. despite the scandals that will overshadow this visit to some extent, there's no doubt great excitement from a lot of catholics and a mob of hope about what kind of uplifting presence the pope can bring to ireland —— a lot of hope. all the tickets have gone in their tens of thousands, a marker of the way the pope can draw those huge crowds and it will be a hugely important moment for ir

he was first invited to the dignitaries in dublin castle and then strong words from irish prime ministerk corners, behind closed doors u cries for help unheard, and these wounds are still open, and there's much to be done to bring it about justice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. >> while ago knowledging abuses, pope francis stopped short of apology. >> consider the reality, i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members to have charge charged with responsibility of protection and education. >> the pope also offered prayer to victims, some were disappointed the pontiff did not offer more reassurance, 8 survivors were invite today private meeting with him to air grievances, in the evening the pope attended concert in his honor, ireland is traditionally a catholic company but in recent years many younger people have turned away from church guidance voting for gay marriage and abortion law. so far fewer people have welcomed the pope than on previous papal visits and there have been some asthma protests but around

. >> reporter: good morning and the pope speaking the first time inside the dublin castle behind me where speech to address child abuse in churches, specifically here in ireland. he called them crimes. but most noticeably absent from that speech, any reference to the abuse allegations in pennsylvania. >> the pope's weekend visit to celebrate catholic faith and compassion has been overshadowed by the explosives grand jury report in pennsylvania, cataloging abuse by more than 30 oh priests. the last pope to visit imitator was john paul ii in 1979 greeted by 2.5 million faithful, five times the crowd expected for pope frans i suppose. >> young people of ireland, i love you. >> and i believed him. and it meant something to me. and a year 1/2 later i was raped by a priest the first time. and that continued two 1/2 years. >> he says he was abused when he was 14 years old. >> they covered up the crimes and allowed them to go unchecked. >> a series of abuse allegation haves taken a toll in ireland, one of the most catholic churches in the world. churches attends plumt etted. legalized abortion wa