Shamed Cardinal urged to tell life story by former Irish leader

SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland

Tuesday 7 January 2014

CARDINAL Keith O’Brien has been urged to tell his life story to help gay people in all walks of life who have felt the need to pretend to be heterosexual.

The call came from former Irish President Mary McAleese, who said the Catholic Church had been in denial over homosexuality for decades and that it was “not so much the elephant in the room but a herd of elephants”.

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