Back to Cloyne for a moment.
This is all very strange. I had a quick flick through the Code and I cannot find any legislation governing the current situation in Cloyne. As the
various news reports and press releases have made clear, Bishop Magee has not actually resigned. I presumed originally he'd resigned as allowed for by Canon 401.2:
A diocesan Bishop who, because of illness or some other grave reason, has become unsuited for the fulfilment of his office, is earnestly requested to offe...
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