Veteran priest calls for probe into churchmen abuse allegations claiming decades of cover-ups have failed victims

SCOTLAND
Daily Record

FATHER John Robinson, 71m has called for an open investigation into the claims against Cardinal Keith O’Brien and other historic allegations against churchmen.

A VETERAN priest has accused the Catholic Church of decades of cover-up and a conspiracy of silence.

Father John Robinson broke ranks yesterday to call for an open investigation into allegations made against Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

He spoke out after Church leaders sent a letter to Scotland’s priests telling them not to talk about the claims of inappropriate behaviour, which are denied by the cardinal but are being investigated by the Vatican.

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