▁innoc ence , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁entirely ▁false . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Jordan ▁affair ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Joseph ▁Jordan ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁inde cent ▁assault s ▁on ▁boys , ▁and ▁for ▁downloading ▁child ▁por n ography ▁from ▁the ▁Internet . ▁Jordan ▁had ▁been ▁ord ained ▁by ▁Ward ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁despite ▁Ward ▁being ▁war ned ▁about ▁Jordan ' s ▁behaviour ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Bud d , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁P ly mouth , ▁under ▁whom ▁Lloyd ▁started ▁his ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁A ▁BBC ▁Pan or ama ▁investigation ▁accused ▁Ward ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁take ▁action , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁press ured ▁to ▁res ign . ▁ ▁Early ▁epis cop al ▁ret irement ▁ ▁Bishop ▁John ▁Alo ys ius ▁Ward ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁deep ▁ve in ▁th rom b osis ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁sick ▁leave , ▁with ▁Bishop ▁of ▁W re x ham ▁Ed win ▁Reg an ▁deput ising ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Her ald ▁def ended ▁Ward , ▁but ▁The ▁Table t ▁called ▁for ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁recuper ation , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁office . ▁Ward ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II , ▁and ▁res igned ▁shortly ▁afterwards , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁by ▁Peter ▁Smith . ▁Ward ▁retired ▁to ▁a ▁b