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Fri 01 Jan 2009Brady 'sorry' if remarks on Bishop Magee caused offence
Cardinal Sean Brady said today he was sorry if he offended people by saying that Bishop John Magee should stay on in Cloyne in the wake of a critical report on how the diocese handled allegations of abuse of children by members of the clergy.
Speaking in Maynooth, Co Kildare on his way into a special meeting of the hierarchy this morning to discuss the Cloyne controversy, Cardinal Brady said he was surprised by reaction to his statement last week in which he said Bishop Magee should not stand down.
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