IRELAND
TV3
Cardinal Sean Brady is coming under increasing pressure to stand down following allegations that he failed to report clerical child sexual abuse in the 1970’s.
Several groups who work with victims – including the Irish Survivors of Child Abuse, have called for his resignation.
A BBC documentary claimed that Cardinal Brady knew of children who were at risk of abuse by paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth, but failed to pass on the information.
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