IRELAND
Irish Central
By
PATRICK COUNIHAN,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Saturday, October 13, 2012
Ireland’s top cleric Cardinal Sean Brady is set to be axed in the fall-out from recent sex abuse scandals.
The Irish Independent reports that the Vatican has lined up Cardinal Brady’s successor after his mishandling of abuse allegations. The report states that Papal Nuncio Dr Charles Brown is leading the plans to replace Cardinal Brady within the next two months.
The Church has decided to install a new Primate of All Ireland in a response to two decades of scandal. The plans center on the appointment of an Irish Bishop from abroad before Christmas according to the Irish Independent. The Vatican will overlook Irish based Archbishops in the search for Cardinal Brady’s successor.
Dr Brady has been in the eye of a media and public storm over his handling of various child sex abuse scandals. He has been heavily criticized for the Fr Brendan Smyth case but has steadfastly refused to resign.
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