UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail
The picture Cardinal Keith O’Brien probably wishes he had never posed for: UK’s top Catholic was long-standing friend of Savile
By Steve Doughty and Larisa Brown
Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric – Cardinal Keith O’Brien – stands alongside his long-standing friend, Jimmy Savile.
Pictured giving a thumbs-up, he is seen grinning alongside the paedophile at a fund-raising event in Edinburgh six years ago.
The former leader of Scotland’s Catholics stepped down yesterday amid accuations of ‘inappropriate acts’ towards fellow priests. He strongly denies all claims against him.
Cardinal Keith O’Brien was among many high-powered supporters of Savile who did not know about the entertainer’s sexual abuse of children.
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