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Edward Cardinal Egan, who served as the Archbishop of New York from 2000 to 2009, died earlier today at the age of 82.
Cardinal Egan passed away at NYU Langone Medical Center at 2:20 p.m. The Archdiocese says the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
After being appointed Archbishop, Cardinal Egan set out to improve the finances of the Archdiocese of New York. He trimmed the budget, closed churches and undertook a fundraising effort to raise private money for the church.
“He had the heartiest laugh and a great sense of humour, and he made me laugh,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Egan also apologized in 2002 for sex abuse in the Catholic Church, but 10 years later, when he was retired, he recanted. He said, “I never should have said that…I don’t think we did anything wrong.”
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