Brady: Celibacy rule will remain

AHEAD of his elevation to Cardinal, Archbishop Seán Brady has said he does not believe celibacy in the Catholic Church will be lifted and said he is opposed to abortion in any circumstances.

In a television interview yesterday, Archbishop Brady referred to the fall out from the X case when a 14-year-old rape victim was initially prevented by the High Court from travelling to Britain for an abortion but the ruling was later overruled in the Supreme Court.

“There are people fighting for legislation to have abortion in certain cases, I would be opposed to that,” he said. “The legislator has to have respect for the common good and I cannot see a situation in the common good that demands that we have abortion in any situation.