A predatory priest’s
sex crimes were ignored to protect the good name of the Catholic church,
a public inquiry found. Fr Brendan Smyth attacked children “far and
wide” at residential homes in Northern Ireland from the 1940s and was
convicted of more than 100 offences.
He was allowed a car to roam the country even after he was eventually charged by police in 1991, and over many years his Norbertine religious order and others within the church failed to take determined and vigorous steps to ensure he did not harm more youngsters, the panel found.
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/priest-s-sex-crimes-ignored-to-protect-catholic-church-1-7783609
He was allowed a car to roam the country even after he was eventually charged by police in 1991, and over many years his Norbertine religious order and others within the church failed to take determined and vigorous steps to ensure he did not harm more youngsters, the panel found.
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/priest-s-sex-crimes-ignored-to-protect-catholic-church-1-7783609
