IRELAND
Daily Mail (United Kingdom)

Head of Irish Church has ‘lost his moral credibility’ and must resign over failure to warn parents about paedophile, say fellow priests

Pressure is building on the head of Ireland’s Catholic Church to resign over accusations he failed to warn parents their children were being sexually abused.

A BBC documentary broadcast this week said Cardinal Sean Brady was given, in 1975, the names and addresses of children being abused by paedophile Brendan Smyth during a Church investigation but had failed to act to ensure their safety.

‘Considering the damage done by that awful man Brendan Smyth, considering the repercussions, one has to say that unfortunately the Cardinal has lost his moral credibility,’ Father Vincent Twomey told national broadcaster RTE.