SCOTLAND
Scotsman
Published on Tuesday 26 February 2013
AS THE shock waves from the resignation of Cardinal O’Brien resonate round the world, it would be a brave man who was prepared to predict how the Catholic Church could dig itself out of the deep hole into which it has got itself stuck.
The situation now could hardly be worse, and we may only know the half of it. The sudden and unexpected focus on Cardinal O’Brien is only the latest in a series of damaging news stories surrounding the Vatican.
It is credibly stated that what finally persuaded Pope Benedict to resign was a report he received detailing the way the Catholic Church’s central government had become beset by factions and infighting, with allegations of financial corruption in very high places still not properly responded to.
One allegation stands out from the media reporting we have seen so far: that within the Vatican itself, there is a group of homosexual clergy whose private lives run entirely contrary to church teaching – in other words, who are actively gay, including attending gay bars and clubs.
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