Irish Times
March 17, 2010, 19:12
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Andrew Madden, who in 1995 became the first in Ireland to go public with an abuse lawsuit against the church, dismissed the latest comments from Cardinal Brady.
“The notion of careful reflection is nonsense — he’s had 35 years to reflect on what he did then,” said Mr Madden.
“If the Catholic Church in Ireland is to be led by a man who accurately reflects it in its current state, then maybe it’s only right and fitting that it should be led by a man who has covered up the sexual abuse of children by a priest.
“He’s either going to go or he’s not going to go and if he doesn’t, the Catholic Church can’t pretend to be serious in any way about the issue of child protection and about reaching out to people who have been abused.”
Another abuse survivor and campaigner, Christine Buckley, said: “I still think that Cardinal Brady should do the honourable thing and resign.
“The apology, while it’s welcome, isn’t enough at this stage. He’s head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and he’s shown no leadership in this regard because he knew about this for 35 years.”
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March 17, 2010, 19:12
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Andrew Madden, who in 1995 became the first in Ireland to go public with an abuse lawsuit against the church, dismissed the latest comments from Cardinal Brady.
“The notion of careful reflection is nonsense — he’s had 35 years to reflect on what he did then,” said Mr Madden.
“If the Catholic Church in Ireland is to be led by a man who accurately reflects it in its current state, then maybe it’s only right and fitting that it should be led by a man who has covered up the sexual abuse of children by a priest.
“He’s either going to go or he’s not going to go and if he doesn’t, the Catholic Church can’t pretend to be serious in any way about the issue of child protection and about reaching out to people who have been abused.”
Another abuse survivor and campaigner, Christine Buckley, said: “I still think that Cardinal Brady should do the honourable thing and resign.
“The apology, while it’s welcome, isn’t enough at this stage. He’s head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and he’s shown no leadership in this regard because he knew about this for 35 years.”
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