Original sentence: (1780 – 1847) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a scholar of church history who gained notoriety through his temporary defection from the Catholic Church to the Church of Ireland (Anglican).After his ordination to the Catholic priesthood, Brenan quickly obtained a reputation as a preacher, but, possibly out of personal issues, quickly came into collision with his bishop and was suspended from his office.Brenan resolved to make public reparation for his defection to Anglicanism.Brenan went to a neighbouring Capuchin friary, explained what had happened, and begged to be admitted into the order.He then left the Catholic Church, became an Anglican and was taken up by an early form of the later Priests' Protection Society under whose auspices he was announced to preach at St.On the Sunday in 1809 that he was announced to commence his campaign against the Catholic Church, he ascended the pulpit of St
Edited sentence: (1780 – 1847), was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and a scholar of Church history, who gained notoriety through his temporary apostasy from the Catholic Church to the Church of Ireland.After his ordination to the Catholic priesthood, Brenan quickly obtained a reputation as a preacher, but, possibly out of personal issues, quickly came into collision with his bishop, and was suspended from his office.Brenan resolved to make public reparation for his fault, and on the Sunday in 1809 that he was announced to commence his campaign against the Catholic Church, he ascended the pulpit of St.Brenan went to a neighbouring Capuchin friary, explained what had happened, and begged to be admitted into the Order.He then left the Church, became a Protestant, and was taken up by an early form of the latter Priests' Protection Society under whose auspices he was announced to preach in St