Donegal TD Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher has paid a poignant and touching tribute to the late Bishop Edward Daly.
The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has confirmed he will attend the funeral of the late Bishop Edward Daly, Bishop Emeritus of Derry representing the Offices of the Ceann Comhairle and Dáil Eireann.
Gallagher paid a personal tribute to the late Bishop Edward Daly, he told Donegal Daily, “He was a man of the people, who devoted his entire life to the service of others and to the church, a person of great faith and a person of great understanding of other faiths.
“Bishop Daly was a man of humility and understanding; he always viewed his role primarily as pastor serving the people, the communities and the parishes of the Diocese of Derry.
“Throughout his lifetime of ministry he faced many challenges from Bloody Sunday, to dealing with the many deaths of the violence but it was always Bishops Daly’s view that it was better to communicate than to excommunicate.
“It was that great pastoral care and ability of the late Bishop which made him special amongst his people.
“In his lifetime the late Bishop Daly witnessed first hand the great changes which the island of Ireland underwent from the out break of the troubles to the lasting and sustainable peace on the island. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle paid tribute to the work the late Bishop carried out on behalf of and while Chaplin in the Derry Hospice, where he worked until recently.”
The Leas-Cheann Comhairle expressed his deepest sympathy to the family of the late Bishop Daly – his sisters, nieces and nephews, brother-in-law and wider family circle, to the Bishop of Derry, Bishop Donal Keown, to his brother Priests and the people of the Diocese of Derry.
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