SCOTLAND
Scotsman
By STEPHEN MCGINTY
Published on 02/05/2013
THE bishops of the Catholic Church were not warned of Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s return to Scotland, with sources saying they are angry at his decision to continue with his retirement plan to move to East Lothian.
The former Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, who scandalised the Church by admitting to having inappropriate relations with four priests and a seminarian, was photographed moving into a Church property in Dunbar.
Cardinal O’Brien was quoted as saying: “I’ve had a busy life as a priest, a bishop and a cardinal and it’s a nice place to relax. My own home is in the north of Ireland at the present time.
“All my friends are here in Scotland. I’ve been coming down here for weekends for some years as a retreat. It’s a nice little place. My plan is to move here ultimately to relax and enjoy my retirement.”
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