Last month, the head of Ireland's Catholic Church apologised for his role in mishandling the case of serial child abuser, Father Brendan Smyth.

BBC: Abuse survivors meet Sean Brady

Dr Brady has defended his role in a meeting where two children abused by Father Brendan Smyth were asked to take a vow of silence as part of an internal church investigation.

BBC: Priestly collar

In Ireland Cardinal Sean Brady, the primate, has admitted that he was present in 1975 when two teenage boys were persuaded to sign oaths of silence about their abuse by Father Brendan Smyth.

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