Limerick, Ireland, Sep 9, 2018 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick has encouraged a fresh collaboration between the Church and the government of the Republic of Ireland. “I make a humble plea to all who want to begin with us again in a new way, what the Taoiseach called a new covenant; let’s rebuild a church at the service of Irish society,” he told the Irish Times. He clarified that the new relationship would enable the Church to be at “the service of the Irish people.” Bishop Leahy’s comments come in the wake of the World Meeting of Families, where Pope Francis spoke about the country’s clerical abuse scandal.