I thought it was important Danno. I cringed at O'Malley's words reported above. Anybody can see the attempt, in the line of questions I have extracted above; to make an innocent, 14 year old boy, COMPLICIT in his own abuse. The abuser, Brendan Smyth was a  notorious cleric. I think to give him his title would be insulting to victims. He died in an Irish jail and was buried at night by his religious order in a cement grave.

The  copies of the questions and answers; also the procedures; .. are  dated & signed by all three priests present and Brendan himself. His father had to remain outside the room. Three educated priests; one a canonical lawyer; in full clerical black suites;  alone with a 14 year old boy; in a religious institution. That was intimidating.

Brady  had to face justifying his approach.  Of course he immediately said those were different times .... just 40 years ago ....... and they expect us to believe their interpretation of 2000 years ago. 

John Fitzgerald
Dublin.