IRELAND
Irish Independent
Ralph Riegel– 22 February 2013
CARDINAL Sean Brady has confirmed that he will attend the Papal conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor, despite calls from Irish abuse victims for him to stay away.
The Primate of All Ireland has been named by Italian media among several cardinals worldwide whose positions have been rocked by abuse scandals.
Christine Buckley, who was abused as a child in a church-run institution, said Cardinal Brady should not attend the Vatican conclave next month as “a personal gesture towards victims”.
“I have passed that request on to the cardinal, as well as to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and the Irish Bishops’ Conference,” she told the Irish Independent.
“Given how the issue of abuse was handled by Cardinal Brady and these other cardinals, they should not represent their churches in Rome in the selection of a new pope.”
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