orders of martin bashir. there was an investigation, and martin per share was declared an honourable man, and matt wiessler never worked for the bbc again. well, he has now received a formal written apology, and today, there was a face to face meeting with tim davey, the director general of the bbc. i asked him why this meant so much to him. because i still felt that to this day, the bbc werejust because i still felt that to this day, the bbc were just saying things to sort of appease me, but i have come away from it feeling, no, they really, really support me, and they feel really, genuinely that they sort of want to. not help me, but, you know, clear up the past and start again, in a sort of friendly relationship. start again, in a sort of friendly relationship- start again, in a sort of friendly relationshi. .,, , ,, relationship. has this impacted your career? yes- there might well be, but i am not
reporter: this is one victim s story in a country deeply wounded by the horrific legacy of priests abusing vast numbers of children and often getting away with it? it will be the defining issue of pope francis during his visit to once proudly catholic ireland. do this in memory of me. reporter: where many churches are now largely empty, where the institution is struggling for purpose and credibility. i went into the hospital when i was 12, just turned 13, i was sexually assaulted by the catholic chaplain. reporter: after decades of recovering, mary collins has become a powerful voice. last year she walked away from a vatican panel advising pope francis because nothing changed. she wasn t satisfied with his recent written apology. we wrote the pope a strong letter, a lot is good. unfortunately, he says we are
visit to once proudly catholic ireland. do this in memory of me. reporter: where many churches are now largely empty, where the institution is struggling for purpose and credibility. i went to hospital when i was 12, just turned 13, and sexually assaulted by the catholic chaplain. reporter: after decades recovering, mary has become a powerful voice for reforming the church s culture. last year she walked away from a vatican panel advising pope francis because nothing changed. and she wasn t satisfied with his recent written apology. a strong letter, a lot of it is good, but he still says we re working on finding a way to hold people accountable. we re decades on. you can t tell be wokncan t sti it. reporter: darren wanted to show us another painful location. in phoenix park where pope
for pope francis when he visits once proudly catholic ireland. do this in memory of me. reporter: where churches are now largely empty and the institution is struggling for purpose and credibility. i went to hospital when i was 12 and i was sexually assaulted by the catholic chaplain. reporter: mary collins has become a powerful voice for reforming the church culture. last year, she walked away from the vatican panel advising pope francis because nothing changed. she wasn t satisfied with his recent written apology. we have the pope the other day with a strong letter. a lot of it is good. he still says we re working on finding a way to hold people accountable. we re decades on. you can t still be working on it. reporter: darren wanted to show us another painful location. in phoenix park, where pope francis will say mass, he takes
past sins of the catholic church when he travels to ireland. his visit will be closely watched after a grand jury report over 1,000 of children have been abused over hundreds of predator priests. let s go live to public lydubli bring in cnn s phil black. what do survivors want to hear? reporter: they have key demands, dave. this is always a key test for the pope. very difficult visit because there are simply so many people who have suffered and are suffering as a result of abuse within the church. that report in pennsylvania has only heightened the sense of expectation that the pope must act decisively in order to deal with this issue. many people here are aware of the pope s written apology which was full and clear and unprecedented and appreciated. but the view here among the