SCOTLAND
Gay Star News
27 February 2013 | By Joe Morgan
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a temporary successor to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.
Archbishop of Glasgow Reverend Philip Tartaglia will govern the vacant diocese until a permanent appointment is made.
It follows Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who has previously compared gay marriage to slavery, resigned after allegations he initiated inappropriate acts with his male priests.
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.’
But with Tartaglia’s appointment, it shows the pope is not planning on putting a pro-gay Catholic in charge.
When he was made an archbishop last year, Tartaglia was criticized for connecting former minister David Cairns’ death, who passed away from pancreatic cancer, to his sexuality.
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