SCOTLAND
Scotsman
By STEPHEN MCGINTY
Published on Wednesday 27 February 2013
IN perhaps the last appointment of his Papacy, Benedict XVI has named Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow as the Apostolic Administrator for the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh following the scandal involving Cardinal O’Brien.
The ‘caretaker’ role will mean the Archbishop will govern the Archdiocese but will have no role in the Vatican’s investigation into the complaints raised about the Cardinal’s alleged ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to four priests.
Yesterday Archbishop Tartaglia said: “These are painful and distressing times for the Archdiocese, I also feel pained and distressed. With the grace of God, I will do my very best to oversee and govern the Archdiocese until the appointment of a new Archbishop. I ask for your prayers.”
Cardinal O’Brien is now the Archbishop Emeritus of St Andrews and Edinburgh, however as an Archbishop Emeritus he no longer has any role in the governance of a diocese.
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