Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Commentarium Officiale376

In the name of the Holy Father, heartfelt gratitude must once again be

expressed to all those who worked so generously to ensure a fruitful outcome

for the Apostolic Visitation - firstly, to the Visitators and their assistants,

then to the entire Catholic community of Ireland: the lay faithful, including

the various victims of abuse, the Bishops, the clergy and the Religious com-

munities who have responded so well to this concrete sign of the solicitude of

the Successor of Peter for the future of the Church in Ireland.

Consequently, the Apostolic Visitation should now be considered

completed. The Holy See entrusts its conclusions to the responsibility of

the Bishops, clergy, Religious and lay faithful of Ireland, in the hope that

they will bear fruit worthy of that process of healing, reparation and renewal

which Pope Benedict XVI so eagerly desires for the beloved Church in

Ireland.