Kevin Bocquet's report 'FALL FROM GRACE' - on how priests in the Diocese of Salford convicted of sexually abusing children have not been thrown out of the priesthood is currently available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/sunday (the item starts approx 30 minutes after the start of the programme.)
CAADS is very pleased that at least some of the facts about these cases are finally being brought into the public arena after years of silence from Bishop Brain and reported statements from the likes of Father Barry O'Sullivan about Doherty being "effectively laicised", when, in fact, he remained, according to the Church, alter Christus ('another Christ') and was, indeed, left free to say "a private mass".
CAADS will not "back off" from continuing to ask questions about the cases of Doherty and Green and looks forward to the emergence of further information about how the Diocese of Salford handled these cases. For example:
Why did it take 4 months, after his sentencing, for Green to be asked to write a letter requesting laicisation?
How much Diocesan money was spent providing Doherty with the house he lived in following his release from prison?
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