Brady admits Vatican’s attitude was ‘unhelpful’

THE head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has admitted that the Vatican’s attitude to the Church’s efforts to introduce child protection measures in Ireland was not helpful.

Cardinal Sean Brady said he was deeply upset by the report’s findings. “It’s a very bad day,” he said outside the new Drumcree Pastoral Centre. “It saddens me greatly.”

He said he wanted to apologise to all victims of abuse and their families but pointed to a conclusion in the report that said the reporting guidelines did work when followed.