Missing the point

The ongoing vilification of Cardinal Brady seems to me to miss the point.

Fr Brady, as he then was, was asked to investigate an alleged crime against certain children. He did so and sent the report to his superior, the bishop.

Similarly the gardaí investigate alleged crime. They send a report to the DPP, whose job it is to initiate a prosecution in the courts. The DPP may decide to take no action. There is nothing the gardaí can do about it.