UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s immediate resignation as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church was the right thing to do, according to a Vatican adviser.
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards priests dating back to the 1980s – claims he contests.
He had been due to take part in the election of Pope Benedict’s successor.
Professor John Haldane said it would “not be helpful” for him to go to Rome “under the cloud of these allegations”.
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