Priests in O’Brien case to appeal to the Pope

SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland

Monday 3 March 2014

Phil Miller
Arts Correspondent

Three priests and an ex-priest whose allegations against Cardinal Keith O’Brien led to his resignation a year ago are appealing directly to the Pope to intervene in the case.

His successor as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Leo Cushley, has insisted that only the Vatican can initiate an inquiry into O’Brien’s sexual behaviour, which lie at the centre of the allegations, but he has agreed to an investigation into his financial actions.

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