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trotsky

(49,533 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2014, 01:56 PM Sep 2014

Leader of Irish Catholic church retires

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/irish-catholic-church-leader-announces-retirement

The leader of the Irish Catholic church, who resisted calls to resign when details emerged of a secret deal between the church, child sex abuse victims and one of the country's most notorious paedophile priests, has announced his retirement.

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Brady's reign as the spiritual leader of Ireland's 4 million Catholics was marred by revelations that he played a part in a clandestine deal to silence two young victims of Father Brendan Smyth.

Brady was the church's note-taker during the meeting with the two victims, who were encouraged to swear oaths of secrecy about Smyth's abuse. Smyth went on to abuse dozens of other children across Ireland and even the United States until he was finally unmasked as a serial paedophile in the early 1990s.

So he helped cover up for a sexual abuser of children, who thanks to the cover-up "went on to abuse dozens of other children." But he's got this going for him, which is nice:

Martin praised Brady for "his tireless commitment to representing the Catholic church in Ireland at countless national and international engagements".

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Leader of Irish Catholic church retires (Original Post) trotsky Sep 2014 OP

So he was a criminal conspirator who abetted edhopper Sep 2014 #1

His "tireless commitment to (representing) the Catholic church"... trotsky Sep 2014 #3

That last bit is equivalent to "Praising him with faint damns"... n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #2

Oh well, that will certainly teach him and others that crime doesn't pay. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #6

I don't understand how he was allowed to retire. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #4

Pretty sweet gig. trotsky Sep 2014 #5

edhopper

(33,587 posts)

1. So he was a criminal conspirator who abetted

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:53 PM

Sep 2014

in the rape of countless children, but at least he looked good in the robes.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

3. His "tireless commitment to (representing) the Catholic church"...

Reply to edhopper (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:57 PM

Sep 2014

is what likely motivated him to cover up the horrible crimes in the first place.

TygrBright

(20,762 posts)

2. That last bit is equivalent to "Praising him with faint damns"... n/t

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:54 PM

Sep 2014

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

6. Oh well, that will certainly teach him and others that crime doesn't pay.

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:59 PM

Sep 2014

A faintly damning praise. The horrors.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

4. I don't understand how he was allowed to retire.

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:33 PM

Sep 2014

Something seriously fucked up about that Org.

Edit: If someone on my team at work didn't say/do anything about the uncovering of criminal wrongdoing at a meeting, even if they were only taking notes, that person would be a scorched crater when it came to light. There's no fucking way.

Here, you get punished for NOT whistleblowing, and evidence of said wrongdoing is cheerfully supplied to the local authorities.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

5. Pretty sweet gig.

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 04:59 PM

Sep 2014

Cover up unspeakable crimes, allow the perp to commit more of them, and when it all finally catches up with you in your old age...

...go enjoy a nice, quiet retirement where all your basic needs will be met. Quite possibly in lovely Rome, Italy.

If only all the children who were raped thanks to his (in)actions could have it so good.

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