Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contrition

Vatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its future

Pope Francis has announced he will make the first papal trip to Ireland in nearly 40 years, visiting Dublin on August 25th-26th for a Church meeting on families. Video: CTV

It is the story of a photograph: four cardinals, all Irish, and one president, Mary McAleese. The occasion was the elevation in 2007 of the then primate of All Ireland Archbishop Seán Brady to the College of Cardinals.

The location was the Irish College in Rome. Cardinal Desmond Connell and Cardinal Cahal Daly stand to McAleese’s right. Standing to her left, Cardinal Seán Brady and Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

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