Vatican enforcer probes Keith O’Brien abuse claims

SCOTLAND
Edinburgh Evening News

A LEADING Vatican enforcer has been ordered by the Pope to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct which led to the resignation of Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

Maltese bishop Charles Scicluna has been appointed by the Congregation for Bishops as its special envoy to listen and report on allegations against the former Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

O’Brien stepped down in February last year after three priests and a former priest made allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him.

The former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland admitted that he had “fallen beneath the standards expected of me”.

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