SCOTLAND
Telegraph
THE credibility and moral authority of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has been damaged by Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s admission of sexual misconduct, according to the man who has replaced him.
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent
8:22AM GMT 05 Mar 2013
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, who was named temporary administrator of the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St Andrews after the cardinal’s resignation last week, said it was a sad moment for the church.
The cardinal stunned Scottish Catholics on Sunday when he admitted that his sexual conduct had fallen below the standard expected of a “priest, archbishop and cardinal”.
He apologised to those he offended and announced that he was retiring from public life.
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