An article in the edition of December 3rd stated that the PSNI said there had been 164 allegations of abuse made against 85 priests in six Catholic dioceses since 1975.
In fact these figures related to the church’s six audits published recently. The 170 allegations being investigated by the PSNI is a separate matter.
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