Cardinal Brady denies he offered to step down

IRELAND
Irish Independent

By Independent.ie reporters

Friday May 04 2012

CARDINAL Sean Brady has rejected a report that he offered to step down over the Brendan Smyth affair two years ago.

In a statement, the Cardinal said the report in the Irish Independent “seems to confuse” an announcement he made in May 2010 requesting episcopal support: “I have asked Pope Benedict XVI for additional support for my work, at episcopal level”.

However, he added no such offer of resignation was made.

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