British Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor dies at 85
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LONDON (RNS) — Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, leader of the Catholic Church of England and Wales for nine years, died Friday (Sept. 1) after a battle with cancer, church authorities said.
“I am at peace and have no fear of what is to come,” he wrote in a message shortly before his death at age 85 to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, his successor. “I have received many blessings in my life, especially from my family and friends.”
Murphy-O’Connor’s career was marked by his efforts to improve relations between Catholics and Anglicans, but also tarnished by a scandal over his transfer of a priest who had confessed to the sexual abuse of boys.
source: http://religionnews.com/2017/09/01/british-cardinal-cormac-murphy-oconnor-dies-at-85/
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