SCOTLAND
Scottish Sun
By CAMERON HAY
SHAMED Cardinal Keith O’Brien was yesterday accused of having a secret long-term fling with a former priest.
His lover is believed to be one of four clerics who brought about the top Catholic’s downfall after complaining about his “inappropriate behaviour”.
Disgraced O’Brien, 74 — axed as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh after the scandal broke last month — is thought to have had a romance with the man stretching over many years.
It is understood he was part of the Cardinal’s “inner circle” and often visited his official residence in Morningside, Edinburgh.
One clerical source last night said: “It seemed to some to be a very unusual friendship.”
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