IRELAND
Ulster Herald
The Vatican have confirmed that Pope Francis has today (Monday) accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán Brady as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
As of 11am, the Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Archbishop Eamon Martin (52), has become the 116th Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
In line with the rules of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Brady offered his resignation to the Pope on the occasion of his 75th birthday last month.
It came two years after he refused to step down amid revelations contained in a BBC documentary. The ‘This World’ investigation found Cardinal Brady had names and addresses of children being abused by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, but did not pass on those details to police or parents.
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