Will the Church’s secrets and lies never end?

After Mary McAleese’s revelations on radio, don’t expect any worthwhile reforms soon from the ‘empire of misogyny’ Her voice broke and even though we couldn’t see her in the radio studio, it was clear she was close to tears. It had been an innocent enough question which had broken through her trademark poise. “You knew Malachy Finnegan?” There was a sudden silence, as if all the oxygen had been sucked out of the room. Sean O’Rourke, thinking that his guest hadn’t heard him, began to explain exactly who Malachy Finnegan was. “He was the principal of Saint Colman’s . . . ” he began, before she cut across him. “

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