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Tue 03 Mar 2010Oath of secrecy was a form of abuse - survivor
SURVIVORS' GROUPS:THE OATH of secrecy taken by children when they took part in a church investigation into sexual abuse was in itself a form of abuse, survivor Marie Collins has said.
Speaking following revelations that Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady was involved in a canonical investigation into abuse carried out by the late Fr Brendan Smyth, Ms Collins said people should be told how many children were forced to take the oath.
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