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Head of Irish church apologizes to sex abuse victims
Source: Reuters
Head of Irish church apologizes to sex abuse victims
DUBLIN | Mon May 7, 2012 2:25pm EDT
(Reuters) - The head of the Irish Catholic Church apologized on Monday to victims of sexual abuse but rejected calls to resign after a TV documentary reported the cleric failed to warn parents their children were being sexually abused by a priest in 1975.
The documentary, broadcast by Britain's BBC on Tuesday, said child victim Brendan Boland gave Cardinal Sean Brady the names and addresses of children being abused by pedophile Brendan Smyth during a Church investigation but Brady failed to act to ensure their safety.
"I apologize without hesitation to him (Brendan Boland) and to any victim," Brady told state-broadcaster RTE on Monday.
Three out of the four main parties in the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have called on Brady to consider his position.
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DUBLIN | Mon May 7, 2012 2:25pm EDT
(Reuters) - The head of the Irish Catholic Church apologized on Monday to victims of sexual abuse but rejected calls to resign after a TV documentary reported the cleric failed to warn parents their children were being sexually abused by a priest in 1975.
The documentary, broadcast by Britain's BBC on Tuesday, said child victim Brendan Boland gave Cardinal Sean Brady the names and addresses of children being abused by pedophile Brendan Smyth during a Church investigation but Brady failed to act to ensure their safety.
"I apologize without hesitation to him (Brendan Boland) and to any victim," Brady told state-broadcaster RTE on Monday.
Three out of the four main parties in the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have called on Brady to consider his position.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/us-ireland-church-idUSBRE8460V620120507
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