SCOTLAND
Daily Record
THE shock exit of Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic has left the entire church reeling.
IT has been a tumultuous fortnight for Scotland’s Roman Catholic community.
Having just absorbed the resignation of the Pope, communicants now have to deal with the swift departure of Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic.
The Church is bereft of spiritual leadership and plunged into self-doubt by the allegations against O’Brien.
But the hasty resignation of the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh has left the whole of civic society gasping for breath.
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