SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Sunday 24 February 2013
SCOTLAND’S most senior Catholic is facing allegations of inappropriate acts stretching back 30 years.
It has been reported that Cardinal Keith O’Brien is at the centre of complaints by three priests and one former priest dating back 33 years.
The four, understood to be from the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, are believed to 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. A senior source for the Catholic Church told the Sunday Herald last night that he knew nothing about the allegations.
The accusations come just days after the Cardinal sent shockwaves through the Catholic community by saying he would welcome an end to the Church�s celibacy rule for the priesthood.
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