IRELAND
IrishCentral
By
CATHY HAYES,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Saturday, May 26, 2012
The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said he would not publicly back the Primate of All-Ireland Cardinal Sean Brady in the wake of further allegations that he failed to disclose information about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church during the 1970s.
Martin said the challenges facing the Catholic Church in Ireland were not solely about one person.
Speaking at the annual child protection update of the Archdiocese of Dublin he told the press: “Cardinal Brady has said that he is staying and that he has lots of support from people; I’ve never commented and I don’t know anything of those details… made no comments on other bishops.”
Earlier this month Martin has said it would not be appropriate for him to comment on Brady’s position.
Brady has kept a low profile following the airing of a BBC documentary “This World: The Shame of the Catholic Church.” The documentary raised concerns over the fact that Brady had failed to warn the church, parents and victims about notorious paedophile Father
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