Paedophile Priests: Should Cardinal Brady go?

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So, the story in a pot... Widespead instiutional abuse of children by the Catholic Church in Ireland, the now Catholic Primate (Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland) Cardinal Brady was involved in investigating at least one serial paedophile Priest in 1975 by the name of Fr Smyth, two children were questioned by Brady who then made the two children sign an Oath not to discuss the matter with anyone other than an 'approved' priest. The paedophile was then moved to another area, he later moved to the USA where he went on to rape and molest at least another 7 children.
There have been widespread calls for the Cardinal to resign but he refuses to go saying that he was not obligated to report the paedophile Father Smyth to the Gardai (Police) and that he should not be judged by the standards of today for what happened in 1975.

Personally I think he should go. What do you think? Do you support his stance? If so why?

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-knew-of-brady--link-to-smyth-for-years-2100100.html

I'd say he had at the very least a moral obligation if not a legal one...

here is the counter argument with which I disagree.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/maurice-dooley-bishops-were-not-obliged-to-tell-gardai-of-abuse-2099999.html

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
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Not just an Irish problem...

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/now-switzerland-hit-by-sex-abuse-scandal-2100603.html

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[jakee 1,596]

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here is the counter argument with which I disagree.

http://www.independent.ie/...f-abuse-2099999.html

No doubt!

For me, the author loses all credibility in the second paragraph, where enabling child abuse and paedophilia is downgraded to a mere violation of political correctness

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[Andy9o8 2]

They should all be put out. It's a pandemic that knows no national borders.
Analogy: sometimes The People need to take their country back from their government.
Here: The Catholic people need to take their Church back from its clergy.

[mnealtx 0]

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Personally I think he should go. What do you think? Do you support his stance? If so why?

Under the jail. Permanently.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

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They should all be put out. It's a pandemic that knows no national borders.
Analogy: sometimes The People need to take their country back from their government.
Here: The Catholic people need to take their Church back from its clergy.

Thats a good analogy

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[Amazon 7]

Hey all that is ok... since I am sure he has confessed his sins... he is good to go.

Amazing how many criminals of all kinds the church embraces... as long as they are forgiven for their sins.... every week.