Turds: Former Archbishop of Birmingham

His Eminence Vincent Cardinal Nichols has come under fire from the Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse for his handling of the matter when he was Archbishop of Birmingham. The Hound is overjoyed because he's been on the List forever.
The commentary by the BBC says:

Once again, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has shone light upon dark areas of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

This report describes an institution where the safeguarding of children was relegated to second, even third place, with the Church much more concerned about reputation management.

It also appears that Church leaders preferred secrecy over transparency, assisting some abusive priests to leave the country and others to move from parish to parish.

The criticisms of Cardinal Vincent Nichols are particularly scathing. The clear implication of the report is that his focus on reputation management - rather than the welfare of children - meant that abusers were allowed to continue victimising children.

TheTelegraph said:

Since the mid 1930s, there have been more than 130 allegations of child sexual abuse made against 78 people associated with the Archdiocese of Birmingham. At least 13 of them have been convicted in criminal courts and three others have been cautioned.

In his former role as Archbishop of Birmingham between 2000 and 2009, Cardinal Vincent Nichols claimed that a documentary - about the confrontation of a "serial child abuser" priest after he fled to the US - was "insensitive".

However an official inquiry Thursday criticised Cardinal Nichols, 73, who now sits as the Archbishop of Westminster, for failing to prioritise the welfare of children over the reputation of the church during his tenure.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report found that the Archbishop’s reaction to the 2003 BBC documentary "led many to think that the Church was still more concerned with protecting itself than the protection of children" and concluded that his response to the screening was "misplaced and missed the point".

Following publication of the report Professor Alexis Jay, chair of the inquiry, said: "I am truly shocked by the scale of child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Birmingham. The number of perpetrators and abused children is likely to be far higher than the figures suggest.

In a statement, His Eminence said (I quote from the Belfast Telegraph):

Following the report Cardinal Nichols said: “I thank IICSA for their review of the past and in my witness statements address all the points contained in the report.

“I look forward to the next phase which I trust will help us in our present and future tasks.”

Help them, lol. More like force them to do what is merely humanly responsible. And you know what? I really really hope His Eminence is elected pope after this one, just because of the associated media scrutiny 😄