Smyth abuse victim backs calls for Brady to resign

A VICTIM of paedophile Brendan Smyth has backed calls for Cardinal Seán Brady to resign over revelations that he knew about the priest’s abuse of children for almost 20 years before Smyth was arrested.

Bernice Donoghue said it stretched credibility that Cardinal Brady could have taken part in a Church inquiry which established Smyth was an abuser but had not subsequently pushed his superiors to ensure the priest had no further access to children.

“I find it absolutely unbelievable that he could wipe this from his mind and carry on regardless,” Ms Donoghue told RTÉ’s Pat Kenny.