NORTHERN IRELAND
News Letter
By MICHAEL MCGLADE
Published on Sunday 24 February 2013
THE most senior Catholic cleric in Britain – Cardinal Keith O’Brien – who was born in Ballycastle – is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Three priests and a former priest in Scotland have reported Cardinal O’Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years.
A report published in the Observer website claimed the four, from the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, have complained to nuncio Antonio Mennini, the Vatican’s ambassador to Britain, and demanded O’Brien’s immediate resignation. A spokesman for the cardinal said that the claims were contested.
One of the complainants, it is understood, alleges that the cardinal developed an inappropriate relationship with him, resulting in a need for long-term psychological counselling.
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