Noel Reynolds (priest)

Fr Noel Reynolds was a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin who died in 2002.[1] He served as curate in eight parishes including Rathcoole, parish priest of Glendalough, County Wicklow and then chaplain at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.

A colleague of Reynolds, Fr Arthur O’Neill revealed he had reported concerns about Fr Noel Reynolds when he was parish priest of Rathnew, Co Wicklow, and Fr Reynolds was parish priest in neighbouring Glendalough, but Reynolds was allowed to continue his duties. Reynolds later admitted that he abused more than 100 children in eight parishes.[2] Reynolds resigned from his role as parish priest on health grounds but Connell neglected to inform National Rehabilitation Hospital authorities where Reynolds was to become chaplain in 1997 that Reynolds was a paedophile.[3]

See also
  • Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
  • Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
  • Ferns Report, on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns, Ireland
  • Crimen sollicitationis
  • Pontifical Secret

References
  1. 'He washed his hands in the altar bowl after abusing girl' Archived January 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Independent. Nov 23 2009.
  2. "Justice denied again". The Irish Examiner. 2002-10-19. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  3. "Fr Noel Reynolds". Child Protection Service, Archdiocese of Dublin. 2002-10-18. Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
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