WORLD IN BRIEF : IRELAND : Pope Names Bishop Who Opposes IRA
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Pope John Paul II appointed a prelate who has condemned the Irish Republican Army as evil to be the new spiritual leader of the 4 million Catholics on both sides of the Irish border. Archbishop Cahal Daly’s denunciation of the IRA and pursuit of reconciliation between Ireland’s so-called “two traditions” were believed major factors in his choice as archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland.
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