Sir, - I know it's an impractical request, but the power, passion and truth of the sentiments expressed by Fr Patrick McCafferty (November 29th), with regard to the Catholic Church's failure to adequately face up to the implications of clerical child abuse, made me wish there was some facility whereby certain letters were republished on a regular basis.
I suspect it could be an even more impractical request that his sentiments should be echoed by a contributor with the title of Archbishop or Bishop before their name. - Yours, etc.,
Padraic McKiernan, Kilronan Court, St Lawrence's Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3.