Catholic guiltless

The apology offered by Pope Benedict to the victims of rape by his employees in Ireland (your report, 22 March) is arrogant, self-serving and conceited.

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Mar 2010, 20:19 BST

Updated 22nd Mar 2010, 20:24 BST

It is, in actuality, no apology at all. Ratzinger offers no solutions as to how children will be protected from paedophile priests in future. He does not offer up a compensation scheme for past victims.

If the Pope were head of a secular organisational it would have been shut down years ago.

That such a man will be getting a state-funded visit to Britain in September is an outrage.

ALAN HINNRICHS

Noran Ave, Dundee