Please tell me why Cardinal Brady has not resigned yet because I simply cant understand it. Is what he did or didn't do not a resigning offence? What is then?
Recently Mr Brady got a round of applause when he took to the altar of his church in Armagh. When I heard this I was astonished. I was completely puzzled at what exactly Brady's flock of sheep were clapping about. Maybe it was that he was a good man and priest, did exactly what he was told, towed the company line and thus got promoted to the highest office in the country. Or were they clapping at the way he had invoked a kind of an ecliastical work-to-rule when he performed the role of secratary when he was told to silence the children with oaths and threats of eternal damnation. What were his exact words at the time - "Bring me the little abused children so that I may silence them forever". This is abusing the abused. Well he succeeded in silencing those 2 children for over 20 years which allowed Smyth to abuse many other children in Ireland, UK and America for many more years. He helped silence their screams too. Wasn't it handy for the church that we could export our paedophiles. Smyth abused from 1940s until 1990s - many of the so called good priests must have known and had chance to do something and yet nothing done, until he was extradited to the UK...
Maybe Brady's congregation were clapping because they were aware of the internal agitation undertaken by good men/priests like Brady within the Catholic Church to sort out the known scourge of child abuse within their ranks. Sadly there is zero evidence of this - which is quite shocking. Are these people completely blinkered?
The church have hampered and continue to hamper all child abuse investigations. But at least the pope wrote that letter. Well done. Bit late for damage limitation though. Would the congregation have clapped if all the living people that Smyth had abused were brought up to the altar one by one to tell their stories?
I personally dont understand how people continue to flock to mass these days. The only think this church cares about is footfall and revenue. People need to speak with their feet if they want this awful organisation to change for the better.
For me my allegiance to the RCC is over forever. Thanks for the memories.
Resign Cardinal Brady. I simple can't understand why you haven't already.
Recently Mr Brady got a round of applause when he took to the altar of his church in Armagh. When I heard this I was astonished. I was completely puzzled at what exactly Brady's flock of sheep were clapping about. Maybe it was that he was a good man and priest, did exactly what he was told, towed the company line and thus got promoted to the highest office in the country. Or were they clapping at the way he had invoked a kind of an ecliastical work-to-rule when he performed the role of secratary when he was told to silence the children with oaths and threats of eternal damnation. What were his exact words at the time - "Bring me the little abused children so that I may silence them forever". This is abusing the abused. Well he succeeded in silencing those 2 children for over 20 years which allowed Smyth to abuse many other children in Ireland, UK and America for many more years. He helped silence their screams too. Wasn't it handy for the church that we could export our paedophiles. Smyth abused from 1940s until 1990s - many of the so called good priests must have known and had chance to do something and yet nothing done, until he was extradited to the UK...
Maybe Brady's congregation were clapping because they were aware of the internal agitation undertaken by good men/priests like Brady within the Catholic Church to sort out the known scourge of child abuse within their ranks. Sadly there is zero evidence of this - which is quite shocking. Are these people completely blinkered?
The church have hampered and continue to hamper all child abuse investigations. But at least the pope wrote that letter. Well done. Bit late for damage limitation though. Would the congregation have clapped if all the living people that Smyth had abused were brought up to the altar one by one to tell their stories?
I personally dont understand how people continue to flock to mass these days. The only think this church cares about is footfall and revenue. People need to speak with their feet if they want this awful organisation to change for the better.
For me my allegiance to the RCC is over forever. Thanks for the memories.
Resign Cardinal Brady. I simple can't understand why you haven't already.