Cardinal should quit, say victims of abuse

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland remained under intense pressure to step down tonight despite apologising for not alerting gardaí about a paedophile priest.

Victims of clerical sexual abuse continued to call for Cardinal Sean Brady’s resignation for his role in a meeting 35 years ago where two children abused by Father Brendan Smyth were asked to take a vow of silence as part of an internal church investigation.