William John Brennan (16 February 1938 – 31 August 2013[2]) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.
[4] Cardinal George Pell wrote that "despite a dour public persona, Brennan was good company and a fine raconteur.
A formidable opponent, he was personally courteous, kind to his priests and universally respected by his brother bishops for his loyalty, competence and hard work for the conference, despite the fact that a majority disagreed with a good part of his theological views and proposed remedies.
[5] On 31 August 2013, Brennan, at the age of 75, died at Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home in Randwick, New South Wales.
In catechetical circles the prevailing line was that "transubstantiation" was too long and formal a word to be used with young people.