IRELAND
Herald
By Fiona Dillon
Saturday May 05 2012
THE Vatican is expected to quickly appoint a Bishop to assist Cardinal Sean Brady as he battles calls for him to resign as Primate of All Ireland.
Pressure is being ratcheted up on him to step down over his handling of the allegations against paedophile priest Brendan Smyth in 1975.
However, Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has vehemently denied that some politicians were trying to hound Cardinal Brady out of office.
He said it was the responsibility of the Church and not the Government to decide who remains in or leaves a position.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.