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the stated official Church policy" (1.18). In the conclusion to the same chapter,
the Cloyne Report states: "Those who thought like Monsignor O'Callaghan had
their positions greatly strengthened by the Vatican's response to the Framework
Document. This response, discussed in chapter 4, can only be described as
unsupportive especially in relation to reporting to the civil authorities. The effect
was to strengthen the position of those who dissented from the official stated Irish
Church policy" (1.76).
In chapter 4, the Cloyne Report states that "The Irish bishops sought
recognition from Rome for the Framework Document but it was not forthcoming"
(4.21). It then quotes in full Archbishop Storero's letter to the Irish Bishops.
The Cloyne Report does not present a detailed discussion of this letter, or of
the Holy See's response, but simply asserts that "There can be no doubt that
this letter greatly strengthened the position of those in the Church in Ireland who
did not approve of the Framework Document as it effectively cautioned them
against its implementation." (4.22). The same assessment is repeated towards
the end of the chapter: "The fact that the Papal Nuncio wrote to the bishops
expressing the Congregation for the Clergy's reservations about the Framework
Document was significant. This gave comfort to those, including Monsignor
O'Callaghan, who fundamentally disagreed with the policies in the document"
(4.91).
The Cloyne Report, however, provides no evidence in support of the Com-
mission's assessment and, in fact, never claims that such was the Holy See's
intention. Its view, however, may be based on the explanation that was
published in the Dublin Report (cfr. Dublin Report, 7.14). This Response will
offer clarifications to show that the Commission's assessment is inaccurate.
Before addressing the issues raised in connection with Archbishop Store-
ro's letter, it should also be noted that there is no suggestion in the Cloyne
Report that the Cloyne diocesan authorities invoked the content of that letter
to justify ignoring the Framework Document guidelines. In fact, according to
Cloyne Report, Bishop John Magee declares that he accepted and sought to
implement the guidelines (1.16, 1.19, 4.17-4.20), while Monsignor Denis
O'Callaghan made no secret of his disapproval of them (1.17, 1.20), preferring
instead to implement what he described as a "pastoral approach" (4.78-4.80).
However, the Cloyne Report provides no evidence that he invoked the
Congregation's response in support of his views.
On the basis of the findings of the Cloyne Report, it would appear that
Monsignor O'Callaghan, failed to apply not only the Framework Document,