NORTHERN IRELAND
Derry Journal
By Catherine McGinty
Published on Tuesday 8 May 2012
Inishowen TD Padraig MacLochlainn has robustly defended party colleague Martin McGuinness after criticism of the Deputy First Minister by Bishop Donal McKeown.
The Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor accused Irish politicians of displaying ‘a lack of statesmanship’ regarding Cardinal Sean Brady.
Martin McGuinness said the Vatican should ‘move out of denial mode’ on child sexual abuse. He also called on Cardinal Brady ‘to do the right thing’.
Bishop Donal McKeown said: “It is hard to take criticism of Cardinal Brady from many people who during the Troubles were involved in state bodies, paramilitary bodies or who shared platforms with those organisations, who did huge damage to children and their families.
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