Cahal Daly
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Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly KGCHS (born Charles Brendan Daly, 1 October 1917 – 31 December 2009) was a Roman Catholic prelate, theologian and writer from Northern Ireland.[1][2]
Daly served as the Roman Catholic
Early life
Charles Brendan Daly was born in Ballybraddin,
Studies
Daly studied
In 1945 he was appointed
Episcopate
"For God's sake, rid our hearts of this poison. Evil must be rejected totally and unequivocally. There must be no ambivalence, no double standards, no selective indignation."
Daly's response to the IRA's abduction and shooting dead of two British soldiers in west Belfast (1988).[3]
Daly was a
Daly was appointed
Daly converted his forename Charles into Cahal ahead of his
He spent 15 years as bishop in Longford and was diligent about parish visitation and confirmations gradually assumed a greater national profile.
Daly succeeded William Philbin as the 30th Bishop of Down and Connor when he was installed as bishop of his native diocese at a ceremony in St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast, on 17 October 1982.[6]
Cardinal
On 6 November 1990, Daly was appointed
Daly was respectful of Protestant rights,[clarification needed][12] and opposed formal integrated education of Catholics and Protestants. This policy was criticised by those who believed segregated education to be one of the causes of sectarianism in Northern Ireland, but was seen by the Catholic clergy as important for passing on their faith to future generations. He was utterly orthodox in opposing divorce, contraception, abortion, the ordination of women and any idea of dropping clerical celibacy.[13]
He was heckled by the audience on live television during a broadcast of
Daly retired as
His death in 2009 brought to an end a two-year period during which Ireland had, for the first time in its history, three living Cardinals.[16]
In 1967 Daly took as his episcopal motto, "Jesus Christ, yesterday and today", taken from Hebrews 13:8 and his armorial bearings were a personalised variation of the arms of the Ó Dálaigh family. As Archbishop of Armagh he impaled them with those of the Archdiocese of Armagh.
Declining health and death
Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary unit of Belfast City Hospital on 28 December 2009. His health had already been declining,[17] leading to prayers being ordered for him.[8][9][18][19] Dr Daly died in hospital in Belfast on 31 December 2009, aged 92.[20][21][22] His family were at his bedside at the time.[23][24]
In tributes, both
He lay in state in Belfast [25] and then his remains were taken to Armagh.[26] Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute at this stage.[27] Large numbers of people travelled from as far as County Westmeath to attend Mass at Armagh on 4 January, at which Monsignor Liam McEntaggart, the former parish priest of Coalisland, said, "When the history of peace making in Ireland comes to be written, the contribution of Cardinal Daly will be accorded a high place".[28] Monsignor McEntaggart himself died on 22 August 2010, aged 81, less than eight months after Cardinal Daly's passing.[29]
Daly's funeral was held on 5 January 2010, attended by the president Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Brian Cowen.[30] Cardinal Daly was buried in the grounds of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh next to his three predecessors in the see, Cardinals Ó Fiaich, Conway and D'Alton.[20]
Written legacy
In 2001, eight years before his death, Dr. Daly donated his entire set of writings to the Political Collection of the Linen Hall Library. His donation to the Library, which is bound in handsome volumes, includes 500 sermons, essays, addresses and press statements.[3]
Cardinal Daly said at the time:
Where feelings run high and community resentments are strong on both sides, truth itself becomes an early casualty.
St Paul wrote of speaking the truth in love, and that is what the Christian pastor must always seek to do. Whether or to what extent I succeeded in doing so is for others to judge, not me.[3]
His collection Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth was published in 2004.[9][14][31]
Two of his speeches feature in Teachers of the Faith: Speeches and Lectures by Catholic Bishops, a book of international addresses by members of the clergy spanning 26 years.[2]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Ireland
- Roman Catholicism in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ "Cardinal Cahal Daly, Leader of Irish Church in Time of Violence, Dies at 92". The New York Times. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ a b Oliver V. Brennan (September 2003). "Teachers of the Faith: Speeches and Lectures by Catholic Bishops". Catholic Education. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cardinal Cahal Daly dies: an IRA critic who sought to build bridges". The Daily Telegraph. London. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Cahal Daly". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ISBN 1870963008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dan Keenan and Patsy McGarry (29 December 2009). "Cardinal Daly seriously ill in hospital with heart trouble". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ISBN 1870963008.
- ^ a b c d "Catholics urged to pray for former Primate Daly". Belfast Telegraph. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ a b c Dan Keenan (30 December 2009). "Brady urges prayers for seriously ill cardinal". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Cardinal remembered in west Offaly". Offaly Express. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Gordon Deegan (8 March 2007). "Bishop Walsh will be 'happy to retire' in 3 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Obituary in The Independent, 5 January 2010
- ^ Independent obituary, op cit
- ^ a b Henry McDonald (1 January 2010). "Cardinal Cahal Daly, former leader of Ireland's Catholics, dies at 92". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "For the record". The Observer. London. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Owen, Richard (1 November 2007). "Pope seeks dialogue with non-Catholic Christians". The Times. London. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ John Cooney (29 December 2009). "Cardinal Daly seriously ill with heart problems". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Cardinal Daly remains seriously ill". RTÉ. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Prayer appeal for sick Irish cardinal Cahal Daly". BBC News. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d Tributes paid to Cardinal Cahal Daly, RTÉ, 31 December 2009
- ^ a b Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies, BBC News, 31 December 2009
- ^ a b Pogatchnik, Shawn (1 January 2010), "Cardinal Cahal Daly, 92; led Irish Catholics amid Troubles", The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Ex-leader of Irish Catholic Church Daly dies at 92". Taiwan News. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Victorial O'Hara (1 January 2010). "Cardinal Daly dies with family at his side". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Cardinal Daly to lie in state in Belfast". RTÉ. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Remains of Cardinal Daly lie in state". RTÉ. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Remains of late cardinal arrive in Armagh". RTÉ. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Crowds attend mass for Cardinal Daly". RTÉ. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Fr McEntegart died at home". Irish Independent. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Cardinal Cahal Daly funeral today". RTÉ. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Cardinal Cahal Daly seriously ill". BBC News. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.