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David Young

Mourners at controversial bishop’s funeral told one moment cannot define a life

The coffin of Bishop Brendan Comiskey, who resigned over criticism of his role in investigating allegations of clerical sexual abuse, is carried out of the Church of the Sacred Heart, in Clondalkin (PA) - (PA Wire)

Mourners at the funeral of a controversial Irish bishop who resigned over his handling of cleric abuse allegations have been told that one moment cannot define a person’s life or legacy.

Bishop Brendan Comiskey, who died this week at the age of 89, quit as bishop of the Ferns diocese in the south-east of Ireland in 2002 after acknowledging failings in his handling of complaints against notorious priest Fr Sean Fortune.

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