Priests in Derry are to hold an emergency meeting this morning following the revelation that the Bishop of Derry had imposed levies on parishes for sex abuse compensation purposes.
Dr Séamus Hegarty has admitted placing a 3 per cent levy on collections per year in each parish there, to raise money for the fund.
He had not informed parishioners that the money would be used for compensation purposes.
Parishioners expressed their anger on the programme and again on Radio Foyle yesterday.
They protested that they had not been informed money they contributed was being used for compensation purposes and queried why they should have to pay for the mistakes of Church leaders.
