Brady resists resignation calls

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, has vowed to stay on as he attempted to distance himself from a secret inquiry into one of the country's most dangerous paedophiles.

Brady resists resignation calls

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, has vowed to stay on as he attempted to distance himself from a secret inquiry into one of the country's most dangerous paedophiles.

Even though he was part of the 1975 investigation into allegations Fr Brendan Smyth had attacked at least five children, the Cardinal blamed superiors for failing to stop the priest abusing children over the next 20 years.

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