IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The founder of One in Four has called for Cardinal Sean Brady to admit he failed to act appropriately by not reporting the abuse of children in 1975.
A BBC documentary last night claimed Cardinal Brady was part of a team of clerics who were made aware of allegations of abuse by Fr Brendan Smyth in 1975, but failed to act.
However in a statement released before the programme aired last night, the Cardinal’s spokesman said the then Father Brady was a notetaker for the inquiry, and it was not his responsibility to inform the civil authorities.
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