UNITED KINGDOM
London Evening Standard
Ross Lydall Chief News Correspondent
Cardinal Keith O’Brien quit after Pope Benedict was told that the outspoken churchman faced allegations from three serving priests and a former priest.
A church statement today confirmed his resignation had been accepted by the Pope with immediate effect. Cardinal O’Brien had originally planned to retire next month on his 75th birthday.
His rapid downfall means that Britain will not have a single member of the conclave of 117 Archbishops voting for Benedict’s successor next month.
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