Michael Hurley (Jesuit)
Father Michael Hurley
Biography
Hurley was born in
A strong proponent of ecumenism, Father Hurley co-founded the
Archbishop McQuaid died in 1973. His successor, Archbishop Dermot Ryan, remained opposed to Hurley and the Irish School of Ecumenics.[1] Hurley later said in an interview, "Archbishop Ryan, became somewhat unhappy with [the Irish School of Ecumenics] and with myself in particular, because, although I’m called after the archangel, I’m no angel. I’ve never quite managed to be angelic, much less archangelic, in my behaviour. So towards the end of the school’s first decade, it seemed best to remove myself from the scene. After that, the school’s relationship with the Catholic archdiocese did improve."[1] Hurley stepped down as director of the Irish School of Ecumenics in 1980 and relations with the Archdiocese of Dublin began to improve.[1]
Hurley co-founded the
Father Hurley received
In 2008, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin apologised to Father Hurley for his treatment by the late Archbishop John Charles McQuaid during the establishment of the Irish School of Ecumenics in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] Father Hurley called it a "magnanimous apology."[1]
Father Michael Hurley died in Dublin on 15 April 2011, at the age of 87.[1]
References
- ^ Irish Times. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.