lapse of memory

“This was, at best, an unfortunate lapse of memory on her part, but it does not seem to me to bear on the issues raised in the grounds of appeal,” said the judge, Geoffrey Vos, writing on behalf of the three-judge panel.

The judges describe this as "at best, an unfortunate lapse of memory".

But the Court of Appeal rejected the paper's arguments, saying the new evidence from Knauf was "of little assistance" and Meghan's "unfortunate lapse of memory" did not impact on the outcome.

But the truth will eventually come out, about McCarrick and all the other coverups, as it already has in the case of Cardinal Wuerl, who also “knew nothing” and had “a lapse of memory.”

“Nonetheless, it is important for me to accept personal responsibility and apologize for this lapse of memory.”