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The Pope is ordering a major reorganization

of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland,

a month after a government investigation

exposed a church cover-up of a ***ual abuse of children by priests.

The announcement comes after Pope Benedict

summoned Irish church leaders to Rome.

David Willie reports.

The Vatican announced that

the Pope will shortly be writing a pastoral letter

to his Catholic flock in Ireland

outlining measures he intends to take

to ensure there is no reputation

of the pedophile priests scandal

which has being cataloged in a devastating recent report

by an Irish government Commission of Inquiry.

There has been no word on possible resignations

of Irish bishops

but the language used by the Vatican

and its communiqué issued

after the 90min crisis meeting chaired by the Pope

left no doubt that eventually heads are going to roll.