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Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies | Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies |
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Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast, it has been announced. | Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast, it has been announced. |
Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary intensive care unit at the City Hospital in Belfast on Monday. | Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary intensive care unit at the City Hospital in Belfast on Monday. |
In a statement, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said Cardinal Daly died peacefully in the presence of family and friends. | In a statement, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said Cardinal Daly died peacefully in the presence of family and friends. |
Cardinal Sean Brady said it was with "great sadness that I heard the news of the death". The cardinal was 92. | Cardinal Sean Brady said it was with "great sadness that I heard the news of the death". The cardinal was 92. |
Cardinal Brady said: "It is difficult to do full justice to the significance and achievements of his long, full and happy life. | Cardinal Brady said: "It is difficult to do full justice to the significance and achievements of his long, full and happy life. |
"But I believe, when fully assessed and appreciated, the legacy of Cardinal Cahal Daly to the ecclesiastical and civil history of Ireland will be seen as immense." | "But I believe, when fully assessed and appreciated, the legacy of Cardinal Cahal Daly to the ecclesiastical and civil history of Ireland will be seen as immense." |
Presbyterian Moderator Dr Stafford Carson also paid tribute to Cardinal Daly. | |
"An outstanding academic, Cahal Daly will always be remembered for the huge contribution he made to the developing of better relationships between the Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches," he said. | |
The Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper said it was "with deep regret that I received the news of the passing of Cahal Cardinal Daly". | |
"The cardinal was a most distinguished scholar as well as an outstanding leader of the Roman Catholic people of Ireland," he said. | |
Born in Loughguile, County Antrim, on 1 October 1917, Cardinal Daly was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the early 1990s. | Born in Loughguile, County Antrim, on 1 October 1917, Cardinal Daly was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the early 1990s. |
He was made a cardinal in 1991. He retired in 1996 at the age of 79 and returned to his study of philosophy. | He was made a cardinal in 1991. He retired in 1996 at the age of 79 and returned to his study of philosophy. |
Among his published works are Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth, published in 2004. | Among his published works are Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth, published in 2004. |
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