Update on above.
The victims of Brendan Smyth are suing Cardinal Brady who has, up to now refused to resign from his position as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
Brady was aware of complaints against Smyth as early as 1975, but did not report them to the police. Two of the victims were sworn to silence by Brady, and Smyth went on to abuse children for another twenty (not ten, as I originally wrote) years. It has been estimated that about 100 children might have been saved from abuse had Brady taken action at the beginning.
A case in which Brady is being sued in his personal capacity by another woman abused by Smyth is currently before the courts.
Meanwhile, John Ayres, who is today on his seventh day of hunger strike outside the bishop's palace in Dublin to demand a criminal investigation into the Catholic Church will tomorrow be joined by Kevin Flanagan, whose brother was abused.
Not too much murkiness over here!
Jim Carroll