Pope Francis has confirmed he will come here to Ireland in 2018 for the "Family Conference". I hope he will come with a true family spirit and set an example by restoring the status of  his "prodigal sons" to their "good standing". The hierarchy have been responsible for changing the status of the church in Ireland to an unprecedented low level of credibility and all the implications of that. Other than a letter of apology from Benedict VI for the clerical child abuse scandal, in which he criticised  the Irish bishops for their mismanagement; we heard no more. I hope Marie Collins and her family will be in the fore-front of  dignitaries to welcome Francis, It should be a stark reminder of the failures of the hierarchy both in Ireland and at the Vatican; including his own commission; to which he appointed Marie and from which she thought necessary to resign from. Francis has a lot more to apologise for than his "prodigal sons". Perhaps he could start with the Pontifical Secret.