No shortage of other places to worship

SO Cardinal Seán Brady believes the Bishop of Cloyne has learned his lesson and has no need to resign.

How fortunate for Irish people that both states on the island guarantee religious freedom.

Irish women would do well then to choose a church and school carefully when seeking to protect their children from abuse and to give them the best moral and educational start in society. Fine, well-run, more democratic home-grown alternative Christian churches such as the Church of Ireland, Methodists, Presbyterians and the newer evangelical groupings are available to choose from.