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Telegraph
Britain’s most senior Catholic ‘should be allowed to vote on next Pope’ despite allegations of inappropriate acts
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric should be allowed to vote on the next Pope despite facing allegations of ‘inappropriate’ acts involving four men, the former archbishop of Westminster has said.
By Telegraph reporters
3:32PM GMT 24 Feb 2013
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor said he was saddened by the allegations made against Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the only figure based in mainland Britain with a vote on the next Pope.
Cardinal O’Brien is said to be “contesting” the claims which involve three priests and a former cleric.
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor said: “I was obviously very sad to hear that.
“The cardinal has denied the allegations, so I think we will just have to see how that pans out. There have been other cases which have been a great scandal to the church over these past years.
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