Cardinal silences abuse scandals, says survivor groups

THE US-based cardinal appointed to investigate paedophile priests in the Dublin archdiocese “silences” any controversy over child abuse in the dioceses he joins, it has been claimed.

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who serves in Boston, has been described as a veteran troubleshooter in clerical child sex abuse scandals.

However BishopAccountability.org, the US-based website which publishes cases of child-sex abuse worldwide believes he is the wrong man to carry out any investigation in Dublin.