New Archbishop welcomed by abuse victim

04/05/2003 - 16:39:30
A victim of clerical sex abuse today welcomed the appointment of a new Archbishop to take over the Dublin Archdiocese upon Cardinal Desmond Connell's retirement.

Marie Collins said she hoped Archbishop Diarmuid Martin would bring a more transparent approach to the handling of cases.

She said: "He is a younger man and he is coming in fresh and hopefully he will have a more modern approach."

The 58-year-old Dubliner will act as coadjutor - or assistant - to Cardinal Connell until his retirement some time in the next two years.

One of the tasks he faces is the sex abuse scandal that has rocked the Irish Catholic Church in recent times.