An official report into the resignation of a Roman Catholic bishop who ignored warnings to stop associating with a paedophile has been met with “utter dismay” by abuse survivors.
Bishop Robert Byrne stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in December, stating his role had “become too great a burden to bear”.
An official investigation by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon was ordered and it has found Bishop Byrne, 66, made a series of “errors of judgment”.
