SCOTLAND
Sunday Mail
DISGRACED Cardinal Keith O’Brien should stay away from Scotland for the good of the Catholic Church, according to his successor.
Monsignor Leo Cushley, who is taking over as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, said that although he is a free man, it would be “wiser” for him not to return.
Cardinal O’Brien stepped down in February after three priests and a former priest made allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him.
He issued an apology, saying “there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me”.
Following his resignation, he stated that he would play no further part in the public life of the Catholic Church in Scotland and has since left the country for a period of “spiritual renewal and reflection”.
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